Min Zin, who heads a leading Myanmar-focused think-tank based in Thailand, has been accused of “engaging in espionage and endangering China’s national security.”

The designation for Min Zin, a Myanmar scholar who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes weeks before Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House.

This official determination arrives shortly before President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House