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In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo, Chinese-born U.S. scientist Hu Zhicheng stands at the waterfront promenade along the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Hu, who was held in China for nearly five years after he became involved in a dispute with a competitor has been allowed to return to his Southern California home, his wife said Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Chinese-American businessman held in China for years is back in US

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The wife of a Chinese-American businessman who was held in China for nearly five years after he became involved in a business dispute says her husband has returned to his U.S. home.

Hong Li told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her husband, Hu Zhicheng, arrived from China on Monday night.

Hu is an internationally known expert on catalytic converters. He became caught up in the dispute with a competitor in 2008.

He was jailed for 17 months before Chinese authorities cleared him of wrongdoing.

Although he was free, he was unable to leave China after his business rival filed a lawsuit against him.

His wife says she doesn’t know why the Chinese government suddenly allowed him to leave.

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