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The Latest Breaking News from Mark Swidan

American Families Urge Action To Bring Detained Loved Ones Home

American families plead for U.S. government help to bring home detained loved ones suffering in China.

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China frees American pastor David Lin after 18 years

Lin’s release came shortly after US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi

The Independent UK

China frees US pastor David Lin who was jailed for life in 2006

Lin’s release raises hopes for two other US citizens detained in China and considered wrongfully detained by Washington.

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Russian prisoner release renews attention on Houston resident Austin Tice’s long captivity in Syria

Austin Tice’s captivity has spanned three presidential administrations. Texas’ congressional delegation continues pushing for his release.

The Texas Tribune

Sen. Ted Cruz says Biden was too slow to order downing of Chinese surveillance balloon

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday commended President Joe Biden for having “the guts” to take out a suspected Chinese spy balloon, but said the commander in chief waited too long to pull the trigger.

Tribune News Service

Cruz, Cornyn renew calls for release of Mark Swidan, Texan detained in China for 10 years

The two Texas Republicans are drumming up attention to the decade-old case as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week.

The Texas Tribune

'Say their names' - Families urge Blinken to use China trip to free U.S. detainees

Katherine Swidan, whose son Mark has been imprisoned in China for over 10 years, has not seen even a photograph of him over the last decade. The last time she heard his voice was in 2018.

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