Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are returning to the US in a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. "Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years," the White House said in a statement.

Three American citizens who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, the White House said Wednesday. The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. "Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years," the White House said in a statement.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.

Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing.

The United States has brokered the release of three Americans in a deal with China that includes the exchange of unidentified Chinese citizens held in the U.S., Politico said on Wednesday citing an unnamed U.

China is releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained," a National Security Council spokesperson says.

The United States has brokered the release of three Americans it said had been wrongfully detained in China for many years, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday. The White House national security council named the three as Mark Swidan,