Mark Swidan has been detained in China since 2016. Swidan, a 48-year-old Texas businessman, was on death row in China. He had been behind bars since 2012 after being charged with narcotics ...

WASHINGTON — Houston-resident Mark Swidan will be released from over a decade in Chinese detention as part of prisoner swap, according to several members of Texas’ congressional delegation.

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday. They are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The three Americans ...

The Americans released by Beijing are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by 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.

WASHINGTON – Texas lawmakers welcomed news Wednesday that Houston businessman Mark Swidan is coming home after being imprisoned in China since 2012. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas — whose ...

Mark Swidan was arrested in China in 2012 on drug charges the U.N. says aren't legitimate (Mark Swidan Family) The U.N. report said that the 11 other people arrested with Swidan as part of the ...

A Houston man, Mark Swidan, is finally free after over a decade in a Chinese prison. ... CRUZ’S CALL: Cruz, Cornyn renew calls for release of Mark Swidan, Texan detained in China for 10 years.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, all of whom had been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained by China, landed Wednesday night in Texas. 3 Americans imprisoned for years in ...

Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung would soon be reunited with their families in the United States after years in prison in China, the White House said.

The three Americans were named as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung. The Chinese nationals were not named. ... China claimed the cases were handled according to its laws.