This Senate resolution expresses disapproval of China's detention of American citizens, particularly academics and researchers. The resolution highlights the cases of Dr. Youlin Chen, a seismologist detained since November 2024 on espionage charges without trial, and Min Zin, a think tank executive detained in June 2026, calling these detentions arbitrary and part of a pattern of "hostage diplomacy" by the Chinese government. The resolution urges the State Department to prioritize securing the release of these individuals and recommends upgrading China's travel advisory from Level 2 to Level 3, adding a specific indicator warning about wrongful detention risks. The resolution also calls for using all available diplomatic tools to negotiate the release of detained Americans and suggests reviewing China's designation status under wrongful detention laws. As a sense-of-the-Senate resolution, this expresses congressional sentiment rather than establishing binding law or allocating funding, and was introduced ahead of anticipated Chinese leadership visits to Washington in September 2026.