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3 Americans held for years in China have been released, White House says

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Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China, Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, have been released, the White House said Wednesday.

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ABC 13 Houston
3 Americans held for years in China have been released: White House (opens ABC 13 Houston)
Published Nov 26, 2024
ABC 13 Houston's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released.
ABC 7 New York
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, White House says (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Nov 27, 2024
ABC 7 New York's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China, Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, have been released, the White House said Wednesday.
KVIA El Paso
US secures release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China (opens KVIA El Paso)
Published Nov 26, 2024
KVIA El Paso's feed description
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — 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,” a US Nation…
Foxla
3 Americans released from China after years of imprisonment (opens Foxla)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Foxla's feed description
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were all released and were designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
Daily Journal
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says (opens Daily Journal)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Daily Journal's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
Washington Examiner
US secures release of three Americans wrongfully detained in China (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Washington Examiner's feed description
Among those released was Mark Swidan, who had been held in China on disputed drug charges for more than 10 years.
NPR
China has freed 3 Americans following an apparent prisoner swap deal with the U.S. (opens NPR)
Published Nov 26, 2024
NPR's feed description
In a statement, the State Department said all the "wrongfully detained" Americans in China are now home.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Three Americans imprisoned for years in China have been released, the White House says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description
The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
New York Post
China releases 3 Americans ahead of Trump returning to power (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 26, 2024
New York Post's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday.
NBC News
3 Americans detained in China are released (opens NBC News)
Published Nov 26, 2024
NBC News's feed description
Three American citizens who had been detained in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
The Guardian
China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap (opens The Guardian)
Published Nov 26, 2024
The Guardian's feed description
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung freed after Biden administration forges rare agreement with Beijing
CBS News
3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, the White House says (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 26, 2024
CBS News's feed description
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.
Washington Times
China releases three Americans in prisoner swap (opens Washington Times)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Washington Times's feed description
The Biden administration has secured the release of three Americans from detention in China in exchange for unnamed Chinese persons held in the U.S.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
China releases 3 Americans it imprisoned for years, and Beijing says US returned 4 people to China (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
WMUR
3 Americans held for years in China released, White House says (opens WMUR)
Published Nov 26, 2024
WMUR's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday.
RedState
The Trump Effect: Three Americans Detained for Years in China Have Been Released (opens RedState)
Published Nov 26, 2024
New York Times
3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap (opens New York Times)
Published Nov 26, 2024
New York Times's feed description
The Americans were freed in exchange for a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States, officials said.
MyNorthwest
Three Americans are released in a China-U.S. prisoner swap (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Nov 26, 2024
MyNorthwest's feed description
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said.
Newsweek
Three Americans held for years in China released (opens Newsweek)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Newsweek's feed description
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, who have been imprisoned for years by China, have been released.
The Boston Globe
Three Americans held for years in China released and heading to US, White House says (opens The Boston Globe)
Published Nov 26, 2024
The Boston Globe's feed description
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are returning to the US in a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
Al Jazeera
China releases three US citizens in final days of Biden term: White House (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Al Jazeera's feed description
US says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were wrongfully detained and are returning home.
Fox News
China releases 3 'wrongfully detained' Americans, White House says (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 26, 2024
Fox News's feed description
China is releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained," a National Security Council spokesperson says.
NPR
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China (opens NPR)
Published Nov 26, 2024
NPR's feed description
The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap.
Fortune
China releases 3 Americans imprisoned for years as US returns 4 people to China (opens Fortune)
Published Nov 27, 2024
Fortune's feed description
One of the Americans had been facing the death penalty.
The World from PRX
3 Americans 'wrongfully detained' in China released in prisoner swap (opens The World from PRX)
Published Nov 27, 2024
The World from PRX's feed description
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.

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