US secures release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China
Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,
3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap, official says
Three American citizens who had been detained in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. They are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung.
Diplomatic Breakthrough: China Releases Detained American Citizens
China has released U.S. citizens Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung, ending years of diplomatic efforts to free the Americans deemed wrongfully detained. The move aligns with the Biden administration's ongoing negotiations to lower tensions with China and results in an updated travel advisory for Americans visiting China.
US and China conduct prisoner exchange - Politico
The United States and China conducted a prisoner exchange. It took place in a three-on-three format, Politico reports. According to Politico, China released Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung in exchange for three unknown Chinese citizens.
China has freed 3 Americans following an apparent prisoner swap deal with the U.S.
In a statement to NPR, a State Department spokesperson said all the "wrongfully detained" Americans in China are now home.
US exchanges Chinese detainees for 3 imprisoned Americans
The Biden administration has brokered the release of three Americans by trading them for unidentified Chinese citizens in U.S. custody, according to a senior administration official familiar with the deal.
3 Americans ‘wrongfully detained’ in China released in prisoner swap
US negotiators have brokered the release from Chinese prisons of three Americans: Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. Swidan faced a death sentence on drug charges. Li and Leung had been charged with espionage.
3 Americans, Including F.B.I. Informant, Are Freed in Prisoner Swap With China
The Americans were freed in exchange for a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States, officials said.
US brokers release of three Americans it says were wrongly detained in China
A U.S. official said President Joe Biden pressed for the return of the three when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Peru.
Three Americans released by China in prisoner swap
Three Americans were safely in U.S. custody after a rare prisoner swap between the U.S. and China. An American official said the U.S turned over two Chinese national in return for the release of the detained Americans.
Three Americans released in US-China prisoner exchange
The exchange was reportedly months in the making, and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen in US custody.
Kai Li of Huntington among three Americans freed from Chinese custody
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