(28 Nov 2024)
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Beijing – 28 November 2024
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“Through unremitting efforts of the Chinese government, the three Chinese citizens who have been wrongfully detained have returned to the motherland safe and sound. This shows that we will never give up our compatriots at any time, and our motherland will always stand firm behind them.”
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“It must be stressed that China always firmly opposes U.S. suppression and persecution of Chinese nationals out of political purposes, and we will continue taking necessary measures to defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese nationals.”
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“A fugitive who escaped to the U.S. many years ago has also been repatriated to China. This shows that there will be no safe haven forever for criminals. The Chinese government will continue our efforts to repatriate the fugitives, and recover criminals and illegal possessions until every fugitive is held accountable.”
8. Various of news conference
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday confirmed that at least three Chinese citizens returned to the country in a prisoner swap with the U.S., signaling a rare diplomatic agreement between the two countries in the final months of Joe Biden’s administration.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said the U.S. had returned at least three Chinese citizens who it said had been "wrongfully detained,” and a "fugitive" who had been sought by Beijing for crimes. The fourth person’s nationality was not identified.
“China always firmly opposes U.S. suppression and persecution of Chinese nationals out of political purposes,” she said.
Mao added "the Chinese government will continue our efforts to repatriate the fugitives and recover criminals and illegal possessions until every fugitive is held accountable.”
Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China had also been released, the White House said on Wednesday.
The Biden administration had raised the cases of the detained Americans with China in multiple meetings over the past several years, including this month when Biden spoke to Xi on during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru.
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