Kai Li of Huntington among three 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, officials announced. Kai Li will soon reunite with his son Harrison Li, who has led the family’s effort to fight for his freedom. Harrison Li could not be reached for comment.
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.
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. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,
China releases 3 ‘wrongfully detained’ Americans, White House says
China is releasing three Americans Wednesday who the White House says were "wrongfully detained," Fox News has confirmed. "We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,
Three Americans Held for Years in China Released
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. "Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years," the White House said in a statement.
China releases three US citizens after years of diplomacy
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.
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 it's a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.
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.
Three Americans Released From Chinese Custody in Prisoner Swap
China released three Americans as part of a prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Chinese government, according to a person familiar with the matter, a rare moment of cooperation between the adversaries.
3 Americans released from China after years of imprisonment
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were all released and were designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
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.
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 ...
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.
Biden grants clemency to Chinese national who lived in Chicago just before release of U.S. citizens in China
Though no government officials were publicly confirming there had been a prisoner swap as part of the release of three U.S.
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