On April 3, 2015, he was released from the Beijing No.2 Prison and immediately deported to the U.S.[2] Xue Feng was born on February 6, 1965, near the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province in China.
[1] While pursuing a geology degree at Xi'an's Northwest University in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he acted as an interpreter and guide for visiting geologists.
[3] On November 20, 2007, Xue Feng was arrested by the BSSB and charged with "exporting intelligence" for purchasing a commercially available database of Chinese oil wells.
[7] Upon finally receiving access to US consular officials, Xue revealed he had been tortured, displaying cigarette burn marks on his arms.
[8][3] After taking office in 2009, President Obama pressed for Xue's release in meetings with Chinese officials, to no avail.