3 Americans detained in China are released
On Wednesday, a State Department official announced the release of three American nationals who had been held in China.
They are John Leung, Kai Li, and Mark Swidan.
The 70-year-old Long Island, New York native Li was arrested in 2016 and given a 10-year term in 2018 on espionage allegations that his family claims are unfounded. Texas businessman Swidan has been imprisoned since 2012 and was given a death sentence with a reprieve in 2019 after being found guilty of drug-related offenses that a United Nations working group deemed lacked sufficient evidence.
In a statement, the spokesperson stated, "They will soon return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years."
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