Object

Rights:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Abstract:

At the end of 2019, relations between China and Sweden deteriorated. The dynamics of bilateral contacts decreased and China threatened Sweden with limits on economic cooperation. The immediate reason was that the Swedish PEN Club gave a freedom-of-speech award to a Swedish citizen who is detained in China. The Chinese pressure on Sweden is similar that applied to other EU countries, such as the Czech Republic or Denmark. This pressure is calculated to force the countries to abandon criticism of human-rights violations in China and forego restrictions on 5G cooperation with Huawei, thus strengthening China's negotiating position ahead of two meetings in the EU format this year. This requires not only reactions from the Member States but also from EU institutions.

Place of Publishing:

Warsaw

Digitisation Sponsor:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Publisher:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Issued:

2020.01.20

Format:

pdf

Extent:

710 KB

Identifier:

oai:digit.pism.pl:5745

Source:

PISM Bulletin no. 8 (1438), 2020

Language:

eng

Is Version Of:

Biuletyn PISM nr 8 (1940), 2020

Rights Holder:

The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)

Location of Physical Object:

Library of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)