Japan suspends forum with China following detention of professor

A policy forum that was supposed to be held in Beijing on Nov. 2 was suspended following China's detention in September of a Japanese professor, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.After the male professor at Hokkaido University in his 40s was arrested in China for alleged spying, Japanese pundits decided not to visit Beijing, the source said, adding it is uncertain when the forum will take place.Since 2015, at least 14 Japanese citizens, including the professor, have been detained in China on various charges such as espionage. All of them are civilians, making the latest case invol…READ FULL ARTICLE