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China/ Diplomacy

Calls for China’s ambassador to be thrown out of Sweden amid diplomatic storm

  • Gui Congyou lashed out at local media in an interview on the weekend, saying they ‘have a habit of criticising, accusing and smearing China’
  • He has been summoned for a meeting at the foreign ministry on Tuesday, and three Swedish parties have called for him to be expelled
Gui Congyou has repeatedly angered Swedish lawmakers with his remarks since he became China’s ambassador to the country in 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE

Sweden’s government has demanded a meeting with the ambassador for China after he lambasted Swedish media.

Ambassador Gui Congyou caused a diplomatic furore over the weekend after giving an interview to Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT, in which he said that some local media representatives “have a habit of criticising, accusing and smearing China”.