Kai Li (59) is an American citizen wrongfully detained in China since September 2016, immediately after stepping off a plane to Shanghai to attend a memorial for the one year anniversary of his mother's passing. He is currently serving a 10 year prison sentence on false charges of "espionage" and "stealing state secrets" - the same charges levied against the Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. According to his attorney, the alleged "state secrets" in his case file are freely searchable on the Internet, even in China. Kai's prison sentence was deemed arbitrary by the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in early 2021, yet his family is not aware of substantive negotiations from the US government to secure his release. Kai spent more than two months under Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location (RSDL), in which he was harshly interrogated day and night by state security agents without any access to legal counsel or knowledge of his location. While in prison, Kai suffered a stroke resulting from high blood pressure - despite previously suffering from low blood pressure. Since March 2022, due to COVID-19 restrictions in China, Kai has been confined to a tiny cell with 11 other inmates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no consular visits, phone calls, or other means of communicating with the outside world. His family hopes that senior White House officials including President Biden will meet with them immediately to discuss options for Kai's return home. You can track the latest developments in Kai's case by following our website.