White House says three US citizens released in China

Three US citizens imprisoned in China for years, Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung, have been released and are returning to the United States after being designated as wrongfully detained by the US government. Swidan faced a death sentence on drug charges, while Li was accused of providing state secrets to the FBI and Leung was sentenced to life in prison on spying charges. The White House confirmed their release, which was reportedly part of a prisoner swap with the US, following President Biden’s administration raising their cases with China in multiple meetings over the past several years.

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