Houston Public MediaNov 27, 2024

A Houston man who was detained in China for longer than a decade will return home as part of a prisoner swap with the United States, according to the White House.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2024/11/27/507312/houston-man-among-three-americans-released-in-u-s-china-prisoner-swap-officials-say/

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Houston man among three Americans released in U.S.-China prisoner swap, officials say

In 2012, Mark Swidan was detained in China on drug-related charges. He was sentenced to death in 2019 during his detainment.

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Joey Siu 邵嵐🌻 (@jooeysiiu)Nov 10, 2023
@CECCgov RT by @jooeysiiu: The @CECCgov Chairs ask @POTUS to discuss political prisoners cases and transnational repression with #XiJinping @APEC. Among cases highlighted are #GulshanAbbas, #JimmyLai, #DingJiaxi, #EkparAsat & Americans #MarkSwidan and #DavidLin. Read letter ----> https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairs-ask-president-biden-to-discuss-political-prisoners-and https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CECCgov/status/1722622572238401741#m
Chairs Ask President Biden to Discuss Political Prisoners and Transnational Repression with Xi Jinping | Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Hong Kong Democracy CouncilNov 9, 2023
@CECCgov RT by @hkdc_us: The @CECCgov Chairs ask @POTUS to discuss political prisoners cases and transnational repression with #XiJinping @APEC. Among cases highlighted are #GulshanAbbas, #JimmyLai, #DingJiaxi, #EkparAsat & Americans #MarkSwidan and #DavidLin. Read letter ----> https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/chairs-ask-president-biden-to-discuss-political-prisoners-and https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CECCgov/status/1722622572238401741#m
Chairs Ask President Biden to Discuss Political Prisoners and Transnational Repression with Xi Jinping | Congressional-Executive Commission on China

Hong Kong Democracy CouncilOct 27, 2023
@CECCgov RT by @hkdc_us: In his meeting with PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi today, @SecBlinken must raise the cases of #Uyghurs, #HongKonger, #Tibetans, and other political prisoners unjustly detained in China, including American citizens like #KaiLi, #MarkSwidan and #DavidLin, say @CECCgov Chairs. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/CECCgov/status/1717914311325065412#m