A prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine saw 150 captives from each side returning home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on February 5, as he thanked the UAE and other “partners” for mediating the deal. “Today is a good day for all of us. We are returning 150 of our defenders from Russian captivity,” Zelensky…
Beijing’s top envoy to the United States has called for “objective and rational” views on China through more people-to-people exchanges, especially among youth. A total of 14,000 young Americans have visited China since November last year, when President Xi Jinping announced plans to welcome 50,000 young Americans on exchange and study programmes over the next…
washington — This week’s rare prisoner swap between the United States and China saw each side claim victory and accuse the other of wrongfully detaining its citizens, while Beijing has kept quiet about the identities of the returned Chinese. China confirmed the repatriation of at least three Chinese nationals convicted of espionage and other crimes…
Key Takeaways Mark Swidan, a Houston man, was imprisoned in China for over 12 years on drug trafficking charges despite insufficient evidence. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found no evidence against him in 2017 He remained on death row until his release in 2024. Advocacy efforts, including U.S. Senate resolutions and testimony from…