In this June 18, 2016, file photo, freed Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee stands next to a placard with picture of missing bookseller Gui Minhai, in front of his book store in Hong Kong as the protesters are marching to the Chinese central government's liaison office. (AP file photo)BEIJING: President Donald Trump's administration has joined European governments in urging China to release a Swedish citizen who sold gossipy books about Chinese leaders. A US State Department spokeswoman called on China to disclose Gui Minhai's whereabouts and allow him to leave China if he wishes. Around 10 Chinese police officers surrounded Gui and Swedish diplomats on Jan 20 as they travelled by train to Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it has no information about Gui's whereabouts, but has suggested that he may have been breaking the terms of his release.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2018 08:15 UTC