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.

Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are en route back to the United States from imprisonment in China, the White House said.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.

Three Americans who had been detained in China for years have been released in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing.

Three American men held for years in Chinese prisons have been released in a holiday prisoner swap just in time for Thanksgiving.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released and are returning to the United States, the White House said Wednesday, announcing a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.

The Biden administration said they secured the release of three American citizens wrongfully detained in China for years.

The White House is reporting that three Americans who were being held in China are coming home after a deal with President Joe Biden's administration. Both MSNBC and the Washington Post said that there are unconfirmed reports that the release is part of a prisoner swap.