China’s ambassador to Sweden, Gui Congyou, is one of Beijing’s more vocal envoys. Photo: EPA-EFE

On the defensive on human rights, China’s ambassadors go on the attack

Beijing’s envoys used to fly under the public radar but they’re becoming more vocal about hot-button issues

Topic | US-China relations

Kinling Lo and Albert Han

Published: 9:56pm, 6 Dec, 2019

Updated: 5:03am, 7 Dec, 2019

China’s ambassador to Sweden, Gui Congyou, is one of Beijing’s more vocal envoys. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Kinling Lo

Kinling Lo is a China reporter covering diplomacy and society news for the Post. She joined the team in 2016 as a cadet reporter.

Albert Han

Albert Han is a Graduate Trainee reporter for the Post. He joined in 2019 after graduating from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Previously, he worked as a freelance journalist in Barcelona, Spain, covering the Catalan independence movement in 2017.