It involves the release of at least one Chinese prisoner in the United States, two of the officials said.
A State Department official in Washington confirmed the names of the Americans being released but would not give further details.
During the negotiations, multiple American officials said they were in discussions about releasing Xu Yanjun, a Chinese intelligence officer serving prison time in the United States.
custody.”Mr. Xu was the first Chinese spy officer indicted and arrested overseas and brought to trial in the United States, according to the Justice Department.
China does not typically do prisoner swaps, said John Kamm, the founder of the Dui Hua Foundation, a human rights group in San Francisco.
Persons:
Xu Yanjun, Xu, ” Mr, John Kamm, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, ”
Organizations:
State Department, of Prisons, Justice Department, Hua Foundation
Locations:
China, Suzhou, United States, Washington, B.O.P, San Francisco