Gui Minhai, a Chinese-born Swedish citizen known for publishing gossipy titles about Chinese political leaders out of a Hong Kong book shop, disappeared while vacationing in Thailand in 2015 before resurfacing in mainland China. The Swedish foreign ministry has said it knew nothing about the meeting nor that the ambassador was even in Stockholm at the time. READ ALSO:Relations between Sweden and China have been strained for several years over the detention, over the detention of Gui Minhai, who disappeared from a vacation home in Thailand in 2015. In exchange, Angela Gui said she was told to "stop all media engagement". The Chinese embassy in Stockholm said in a statement at the time that Beijing "has never authorized and will not authorize anyone to engage with Gui Minhai's daughter".

Source: The Local December 09, 2019 10:15 UTC