3 Americans wrongfully jailed in China are en route to US, State Department says
Three Americans who the State Department said were wrongfully detained in China for years are on their way back to the U.S. as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the deal told ABC News.
Three Americans wrongfully detained in China released in prisoner swap
Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are en route back to the United States from imprisonment in China, the White House said.
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.
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.
3 Americans freed in holiday prisoner exchange with China
Three American men held for years in Chinese prisons have been released in a holiday prisoner swap just in time for Thanksgiving.
US says China releases three 'wrongfully detained' Americans
China has freed three Americans considered wrongfully detained in a swap with the United States, US officials said Wednesday, meeting a key goal of outgoing President Joe Biden's administration. The three Americans — Mark Swidan,
3 Americans held for years in China released, White House says
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council 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 nationals in return for the release of the detained Americans.
China releases three US citizens after years of diplomacy
By Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 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 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, ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released. That word comes Wednesday from the White House and ...
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Prisoner Swap: China Frees Three U.S. Citizens After Extended Diplomatic Talks
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung—who were wrongfully detained, marking the end of years of negotiations, the White House ...
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 ...
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 ...