China releases three US citizens in final days of Biden term: White House
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US says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were wrongfully detained and are returning home.
The White House has said that three US citizens Washington considered wrongfully detained in China have been released and are returning home.
The US on Wednesday identified the three citizens as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, who had all been imprisoned for years in China.
Swidan had faced a possible death sentence on drug charges, while Li and Leung had both been accused of espionage.
“Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years,” the White House said in a statement.
The agreement comes in the final days of the Biden administration before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January of next year.
