https://www.scmp.com/rss/328747/feed jörn Jerdén is Head of the Asia Programme at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A seemingly harmless incident between Chinese tourists and local police in Stockholm has escalated into an unfolding diplomatic crisis. The Chinese embassy says that the police “brutally abused” and “severely endangered the life” of the visiting family and wants an apology. Swedish judicial authorities have dropped the case and, so far, no apologies have been offered. China’s forceful reaction is surprising but not an isolated event. It follows on from an unprecedented propaganda offensive,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2164981/what-chinese-tourist-row-sweden-says-about?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2164981/what-chinese-tourist-row-sweden-says-about?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Sep 2018 04:00:15 +0000