3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, the White House says
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Three imprisoned Americans have been released after years of detention in China, the White House said Wednesday.
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said, and they will soon "return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years."
The Biden administration has repeatedly raised the issue of wrongfully detained Americans with Chinese officials. Mr. Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the issue on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru earlier in November.
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