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China sentences Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years

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AFP Beijing
Last Updated : Feb 25 2020 | 8:38 AM IST

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.

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.

Gui, one of five Hong Kong-based booksellers known for publishing gossipy titles about Chinese political leaders, was snatched by Chinese authorities while on a train to

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First Published: Feb 25 2020 | 8:38 AM IST

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