London, Sept. 20 -- Zhang Yadi, a Chinese student from Changsha, Hunan, has gone missing under alarming circumstances after returning to China from France earlier this summer.

Zhang had been preparing to begin a Master's program in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, in September 2025 on a prestigious scholarship. Zhang's disappearance has sparked deep concern among academics, activists, and human rights defenders, as reported by Free Tibet.

According to Free Tibet, Zhang travelled back to China on 5 July to spend time with her family. She was last heard from on 30 July while in Shangri-La, Yunnan province. Since then, all communication with friends and colleagues has been severed. Sh...