Washington D.C. – Reuters, Oct. 16, 2025
China maintains that jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai is a Chinese national and it firmly opposes any country, organization or person interfering with its judicial sovereignty in any form, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Gui, a Hong Kong-based publisher of books critical of China’s communist leaders, was handed a 10-year prison term by China in 2020 for illegally providing intelligence overseas, prompting a protest from Stockholm.
The case has regained attention ahead of a visit to China by Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard from Thursday to Friday.
