Xiyue Wang is a Chinese-American academic who was imprisoned in Iran from 2016 to 2019 after being accused of espionage.
10 Facts About Xiyue Wang
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In January 2021, Xiyue Wang joined the American Enterprise Institute as a Jeane Kirkpatrick Fellow.
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Xiyue Wang was born on December 31,1980, in Beijing, China.
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Xiyue Wang earned a BA in South Asian studies from the University of Washington, attended Harvard University from 2006 to 2008, then later worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan.
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Xiyue Wang's goal was to do archival research during the trip, for a possible dissertation on nomads on Iran's Turkmen frontier more than 100 years ago.
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Xiyue Wang received $8,500 from the Princeton history department to go to Iran, as well as no more than $8,800 from the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies.
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In prison, Xiyue Wang faced harsh conditions and did not even have room to straighten his back.
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In December 2019, it was announced that Xiyue Wang would be released in a prisoner swap after three years in prison.
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Xiyue Wang has advocated the maximum pressure policy and show of strength as leverages without which diplomacy with Iran and trying to re-enter JCPOA would fail.
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Xiyue Wang is married to Hua Qu, and they have a son born in 2013.