Pair Arrested for Trying to Create Mini-State in Marshall Islands
Duo extradited to US for attempt to influence Marshall officials via bribery
By: Toh Han Shih
Two naturalized Marshall Islands citizens have been extradited to the US over a failed attempt to set up their own mini-state exempt from many of the laws of the Pacific Island country, which is caught in the geopolitical contest between the US and China.
The couple, Cary Yan and Gina Zhou, unsuccessfully tried t…
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