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U.S. ambassador to China Berns last week rare kisThree American citizens who have been imprisoned in China, including Li Kai, who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for spy in 2018.

According to Reuters, Li Kai's son Harrison Li said on Friday (March 24) that Bernus visited the imprisoned father in Shanghai on March 16.Harrison Lee called on the U.S. government to continue to work hard to strive for his father.

Li Kai was seized by the Chinese government in 2016, and was sentenced to 10 years for spy in 2018.

Harrison Lee said, "The biggest message that my father wants to convey is to remind the US government and the public ... he is 100 % innocent. Of course, the US government knows, but he said that it is necessary to repeat it.. "

Harrison Lee said that Bernus wanted to shake hands with Li Kai, but Chinese officials were not allowed.The two met the glass partition of the ceiling through the ground.

Harrison Lee said, the ambassador (Bernus) asked his father once he was released, what he wanted to do, and his reply was "effort to improve US -China relations."

Chinese officials were not allowed to visit the prison during the closure of the crown disease.

The report quoted anonymous US senior officials and the family members of the prisoner that the US ambassador to China Burns in the past month and met at least three U.S. citizens who have been detained by China by at least three Washington. This is more than five.For the first time.

The above -mentioned US officials said that Bernes also met with Mark Swidan, a businessman Mark Swidan, and David Lin (transliteration).Swen was convicted by the Chinese court in 2019, and David Lin has been detained by China since 2006.

The official did not disclose the date of Berns' meeting with the above two people, but said it was "within the past few weeks" and said, "This is actually his first face -to -face opportunity."

A spokesman for the U.S. State Department said Burns accompanied the consular to visit the prison.The Chinese Embassy in the United States did not immediately reply to Reuters' comment request.