An exchange between Gui Minhai’s daughter and the Post’s Editor-in-Chief

Dear Tammy (if I may), 

Although we’ve not spoken, I’m sure you know who I am. To introduce myself to everyone else, my name is Angela, and I’m the daughter of Gui Minhai – the man who was kidnapped by China and then paraded in Chinese media three times. 

This week I read the report on China’s use of forced televised confessions. I imagine the victim testimonials constitute grim reading for most. To me, it’s like reading about my own father. I should be angry with you, and perhaps I am, but I know that we have one thing in common – we both make mistakes. I hope we share another very human quality – that we learn from those mistakes and at least try to avoid repeating them. 

Reading the report, do you feel any regret? I don’t know if the publicity department at the Communist Party of China called or emailed you, or contacted someone else; but, in the end, as editor in-chief, you decided it was a good idea to send a journalist to cover the “interview”.