3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap, official says
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 two Chinese detainees.
Three Americans freed in prisoner swap after spending years imprisoned in China
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been detained in China for years - with one having been sentenced to death - but will return to the US, reportedly after an agreement was reached as part of sensitive negotiations.
US Returns 4 Prisoners to China in Exchange for 3 Americans in Rare Deal
The deal suggests a willingness by Beijing to engage with the Biden administration before Donald Trump's return to the White House.
3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, the White House says
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.
China releases three US citizens after years of diplomacy
WASHINGTON — China has released U.S. citizens Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, the White House said on Wednesday, concluding years of diplomacy over Americans that Washington says were wrongfully detained in China.
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.
Americans are on their way home after being detained in China for years
(ABC 6 News) — Three Americans who had been detained in China for years are now on their way home. The White House said Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are now free thanks to a prisoner swap after being detained for various crimes such as spying and espionage.
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.
Three Chinese Freed in Prisoner Swap With US Return Home
Three Chinese citizens who figured in a prisoner swap with the United States have returned home "safe and sound", the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday. China will keep up efforts to repatriate fugitives and recover criminals,
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
A Huntington man imprisoned in China for eight years will return home along with two other Americans after the Biden administration coordinated their release, federal officials announced Wednesday. Kai Li,
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.
China Releases 3 Americans It Imprisoned For Years, Beijing Says US Returned 4 People To China
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White ...
U.S. eases China travel advisory after 3 detained Americans are released
The State Department downgraded its travel advisory for China on Wednesday after the release of three U.S. citizens who had ...
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 ...