Texas Man Released By China As Part Of Deal With U.S. Was Months Away From Being Executed
A Houston man who had been scheduled for execution in China is one of three U.S. citizens released by the Chinese Government, the White House announced on Wednesday. According to reports from Politico and The New York Times,
Houstonian among 3 Americans released after years of imprisonment in China
Mark Swidan had been wrongfully detained in China since 2012, and his family fought to one day bring him home. Now, the State Department said he would return as part of a prisoner swap agreement.
US secures release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China
Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing.
Houston businessman Mark Swidan released as part of prisoner swap with China
Texas lawmakers welcomed news that China is releasing Houston businessman Mark Swidan, who had been imprisoned since 2012, as part of a prisoner exchange.
China releases three US citizens after years of diplomacy
China has released U.S. citizens Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, the White House said on Wednesday, concluding years of diplomacy over Americans that Washington says were wrongfully detained in China.
3 Americans released from China after being ‘wrongfully detained’
A National Security Council spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that China was releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained."
US Brokers Release of Three Americans Imprisoned in China, Politico Reports
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.
US brokers release of three Americans it says were wrongly detained in China
A U.S. official said President Joe Biden pressed for the return of the three when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Peru.
3 Americans wrongfully jailed in China are en route to US, State Department says
Three Americans who were wrongfully detained in China are on their way back to U.S. soil as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
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 the detained Americans.
3 Americans held for years in China released, White House says
Texas Gov. Abbott orders state agencies to divest from China
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding all agencies in the state halt investments in China and sell any current ...
Texas governor orders state agencies to sell China assets
The governor of Texas ordered state agencies to stop investing in China and sell assets there as soon as possible, citing ...
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Texas Governor Orders New Restrictions on Colleges’ Ties to China and Other ‘Adversarial’ Countries
The executive order, by Gov. Greg Abbott, could hobble academic engagement between Texas colleges and a country that remains ...
Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order targeting Chinese government operatives in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders state agencies to divest from China
The move follows a week of other executive orders aimed at the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including a crackdown on ...