A Chinese court has sentenced Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in
prison on charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad in a case that has rattled relations between
Beijing and Stockholm.
Gui, one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers known for publishing salacious titles about Chinese political leaders, was snatched by Chinese authorities while on a train to Beijing in February 2018, the second time he disappeared into Chinese custody.
The court in the eastern city of Ningbo said Gui was convicted on Monday and that he had his Chinese citizenship reinstated in 2018, but it was not immediately clear if he had given up his Swedish nationality.