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

The Americans released, among others, a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.

China has released three American prisoners who were being detained for at least three years as part of a prisoner swap that was announced by the White House. NewsNation contributor Kurt Bardella and Lauren Wright,

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.

China released three Americans as part of a prisoner swap between the Biden administration and the Chinese government, according to a person familiar with the matter, a rare moment of cooperation between the adversaries.

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 confirmed in a statement that Mark Swidan,

The Biden administration recently brokered a prisoner swap with China, resulting in the release of three Americans — Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung — who had been imprisoned in China for years. In exchange,

Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China arrived back in the United States late Wednesday. Their release, announced earlier by the White House, was the result of a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.