The U.S.-China relationship, hobbled by bitter feuds over tariffs and Taiwan, is facing new tensions as family members urge the Biden administration to get tough with Beijing to win the release of unjustly imprisoned Americans
designates as “wrongful detainees.” The designation authorizes Roger D. Carstens, the special envoy, to seek their release. But family members and prisoner release advocates say SPEHA is hitting a brick wall in Beijing and that Swidan, Li and Lin are suffering serious health problems caused by their imprisonment.
with Sullivan made no mention of the initiative and the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., didn’t respond to a request for comment.in April to a level three “reconsider travel” classification due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” And relatives of Americans unjustly jailed and their advocates are concerned that Chinese authorities are intentionally targeting U.S. citizens, making them geopolitical pawns.
as an absence of substantive evidence. A court in Guangdong province — after a 5 ½-year trial — sentenced Swidan to death with a two-year reprieve in January 2020.a victim of arbitrary detention in February 2020. It called for his release and the right to claim “compensation and other reparations.” China has ignored the ruling.
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