3 Americans held for years in China have been released, the White House says

And developing this hour 3 American citizens have been detained in China for years have been released. The White House says Mark Sweden Kylie John Leung have been freed in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing. Scripts news confirmed the President Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines the APEC summit in Peru earlier this month and pushed for their release in person. A spokesperson for the National Security Council at the White House says all three will be reunited with their families soon. Within the past hour, reaction from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who released a statement praising President Biden's efforts in making this prisoner swap possible, saying in part that Biden, quote, never stopped working to secure the release of these Americans and that Biden's, quote, personal engagement with President Xi made this joyous day possible. According to the White House, President Biden has brought home just over 70 Americans unjustly detained around the world from countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Venezuela.