{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/620c17454ed6fc0014549184?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Richard O’Halloran’s three-year battle to leave China","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1643037490667-975f74cae7c4f78c092e9dce4620e851.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>For nearly three years, Dublin businessman Richard O’Halloran was effectively trapped in China, after travelling there in February 2019 to handle a dispute between his employer and the Chinese authorities. </p><p><br></p><p>Last month, after previous unsuccessful attempts to leave the country, he flew home to his wife Tara and their four children.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Irish Times Public Affairs editor Simon Carswell visited the couple in their home last weekend. He tells Jennifer Ryan what the O'Hallorans had to say about their three-year fight for freedom.</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Declan Conlon</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.irishtimes.com/podcasts</a></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}