In a recent break-through‚ China let go of three long-held US citizens as part of a fresh deal with Washington. The White-house shared this news on wed
The freed Americans include Mark Swidan‚ Kai Li‚ and John Leung — each facing harsh sentences in China (with Swidan looking at death-penalty for drug-related issues; while others got jail-time for spy charges)
This hard-won agreement came through during Bidenʼs last stretch in office: showing how US-China relations might be getting less-complicated. The timing of this release — just couple months before presidential term ends — points to some behind-the-scenes work between both nations
The three ex-prisoners cases had been marked as unfair detentions by US officials who worked non-stop to get them back home. Now theyʼre on their way to reunite with their families; which ends a multi-year ordeal thats been tough on everyone involved