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

The White House national security council named the three as Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung and said all the U.S. citizens it deemed to have been wrongly detained in China were now home. China says such cases are handled according to law.

Three U.S. citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released, the White House said Wednesday. The citizens are Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, according to the Associated Press. “Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years,” the White House said in a statement.

Three American citizens who had been imprisoned in China for years were released and are on their way back to the United States, the White House announced Wednesday. The development marks a significant diplomatic achievement in the final months of President Joe Biden's administration.

China is releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained," a National Security Council spokesperson says.