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Pair Arrested for Trying to Create Mini-State in Marshall Islands

Duo extradited to US for attempt to influence Marshall officials via bribery

Sep 05, 2022
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By: Toh Han Shih
Photo credit: Bangkok Post

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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