3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and are back in U.S.
The State Department announced the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. A U.S. government official told NBC News the three were exchanged for Chinese detainees.
3 Americans detained for years in China have been released and back in U.S.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.
Houston man among prisoners released as part of US deal with China, White House says
The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
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The United States said Monday that its travel warning for China, which it relaxed last week after three American prisoners were freed, could move back up if Beijing again arrests US citizens.
Three Americans Held for Years in China Released
Three American citizens who had been imprisoned in China for years were released and are on their way back to the United States, the White House announced Wednesday. The development marks a significant diplomatic achievement in the final months of President Joe Biden 's administration.
China releases 3 detained Americans in prisoner exchange
China released three American detainees Wednesday after striking a deal for a prisoner exchange with the Biden administration.
US, China swap detained citizens after years of diplomacy
China and the U.S. have each released three citizens both governments said were wrongfully detained in the other country, concluding years of diplomacy as leaders of both nations work to repair strained ties.
Americans wrongfully detained in China back home for holidays
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung landed on a military base Wednesday night in San Antonio, Texas. All of them had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China. Officials and humanitarian aid groups said the three Americans were arrested on arbitrary and unlawful charges.
After U.S.-China Prisoner Swap, Scores of Americans Are Still Trapped in China
The plight of Americans facing exit bans in China show the enduring risks of getting caught in the country’s murky legal system.
China releases 3 Americans it imprisoned for years, and Beijing says US returned 4 people to China
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China arrived back in the United States late Wednesday. Their release, announced earlier by the White House, was the result of a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
Kai Li, of Huntington, among 3 Americans freed from Chinese custody
Mark Swidan and John Leung, who have also been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained, were also released, ...
Plane carrying Americans wrongfully jailed in China lands on US soil
Three Americans who were wrongfully detained in China have landed on U.S. soil as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S.
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US brokers release of three Americans it says were wrongly detained in China
The three Americans were named as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The Chinese nationals were not named. The development was first reported by Politico. China claimed the cases were handled ...