WASHINGTON—China released three Americans who had been imprisoned there for years, part of a complex series of deals the Biden administration has reached to bring home U.S. citizens from countries with which the U.

Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung are returning to the US in a rare diplomatic agreement with Beijing in the final months of the Biden administration.

China has freed three Americans considered wrongfully detained in a swap with the United States, US officials said Wednesday, meeting a key goal of outgoing President Joe Biden's administration.

Biden is pushing for the remaining U.S. hostages to be part of a new round of hostage releases expected over the next few days