U.S. Geologist Detained and Tortured in China
2009-11-25 9:51
A United States citizen, whose wife and children live in Texas—is being detained in China.
American geologist Dr. Xue Feng has been in custody for two years, and is currently being held at an unknown location in Beijing.
According to the Associated Press, at a meeting with U.S. Consular Officials, Xue revealed the scars on his arms from being tortured by integrators with lit cigarettes.
Xue is appealing to the international community to get released. The Chinese regime has charged him with “stealing state secrets,” over the acquisition of a commercial database on the Chinese regime’s oil industry.
Xue was the Northeast Asia manager of the IHS Inc. energy consulting firm, based in Colorado. His main role was compiling exploration information, mostly from public sources.
According to the Associated Press, both his former company and his wife have tried to stop Xue’s case from going public—so the U.S. Embassy has been forced to quietly work behind the scenes to push for his release.
Xue’s former professor and colleague David Rowley from the University of Chicago, has been trying to make the case more public.
In a letter written to U.S. President Barack Obama, Professor Rowley said he believes the database was produced by the Chinese-state-run oil industry for sale to another company – but after that sale fell through, the database was offered to IHS to recover their costs.
American geologist Dr. Xue Feng has been in custody for two years, and is currently being held at an unknown location in Beijing.
According to the Associated Press, at a meeting with U.S. Consular Officials, Xue revealed the scars on his arms from being tortured by integrators with lit cigarettes.
Xue is appealing to the international community to get released. The Chinese regime has charged him with “stealing state secrets,” over the acquisition of a commercial database on the Chinese regime’s oil industry.
Xue was the Northeast Asia manager of the IHS Inc. energy consulting firm, based in Colorado. His main role was compiling exploration information, mostly from public sources.
According to the Associated Press, both his former company and his wife have tried to stop Xue’s case from going public—so the U.S. Embassy has been forced to quietly work behind the scenes to push for his release.
Xue’s former professor and colleague David Rowley from the University of Chicago, has been trying to make the case more public.
In a letter written to U.S. President Barack Obama, Professor Rowley said he believes the database was produced by the Chinese-state-run oil industry for sale to another company – but after that sale fell through, the database was offered to IHS to recover their costs.
