After U.S.-China Prisoner Swap, Scores of Americans Are Still Trapped in China

The plight of Americans facing exit bans in China show the enduring risks of getting caught in the country’s murky legal system.

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China Releases Three American Prisoners in Swap With U.S.

The releases were part of a complex series of deals the Biden administration has reached to bring home U.S. citizens from countries with which the U.S. has an adversarial relationship.
World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago
3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and are back in U.S.

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday
3 Americans freed as part of prisoner swap with China

The White House said Wednesday it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China as part of a prisoner swap with Beijing. A spokesperson for the National Security Council ...
Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago
Three Americans released by China in prisoner swap

Three Americans were safely in U.S. custody after a rare prisoner swap between the U.S. and China. An American official said the U.S. turned over two Chinese nationals in return for the release of ...
Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago
What's behind the U.S.-China prisoner swap

The White House announced a deal with China Wednesday to free Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, who the U.S. considered wrongfully imprisoned. CBS News political reporter Taurean Small has more ...
Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago
3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

The Americans released, among others, a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.
World - The New York Times - Yesterday
China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung freed after Biden administration forges rare agreement with Beijing. Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released in a prisoner ...
World - The Guardian - 2 days ago
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.
Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago