Houston businessman Mark Swidan released

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.
Houstonian Mark Swidan to be released from Chinese imprisonment
Swidan was arrested and imprisoned in 2012 in China on allegations of drug trafficking and sentenced to death. Texans in Congress have advocated for Swidan’s release for years. Members of both parties have denounced the imprisonment as politically motivated.
Houston man among prisoners released as part of US deal with China, White House says
The three are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.
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.
3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap, official says
The State Department announced the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. A U.S. government official told NBC News the three were exchanged for two Chinese detainees.
Houston man Mark Swidan will return to U.S. as part of prisoner swap with China
Mark Swidan from Houston was involved in a prisoner swap between the United States and China that also led to the release of Kai Li and John Leungas.
Houston man among 3 released from Chinese prison
A Houston man sentenced to death in a Chinese prison is set to be released after 12 years, the White House said Wednesday.
Texas man one of three Americans freed from China after a decade, lands in San Antonio
Mark Swidan, a Texan who spent years detained in China, has been released and is expected to arrive at Kelly Field. Swidan, ...
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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, ...
3 Americans imprisoned for years in China arrive in U.S., as U.S. returns 4 people to China
Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China, ...
Plane carrying Americans wrongfully jailed in China lands on US soil
Three Americans who were wrongfully detained in China have landed on U.S. soil as part of a prisoner swap, a senior U.S.
3 Americans detained for years in China have been released, the White House says
Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.