Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung have been released from detention, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.

Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are en route back to the United States from imprisonment in China, the White House said.

A U.S. official said President Joe Biden pressed for the return of the three when he met Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Peru.

China released three American detainees Wednesday after striking a deal for a prisoner exchange with the Biden administration.

The White House says 3 Americans long held in China have now been released from custody.

Three Americans that were detained in China have been released, according to a State Department official. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on the details of the release.

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