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The crisis has drawn attention to several grievances between Oslo and Beijing in recent years, including the arrest and detention of Swedish citizen Gui Minhai by Chinese police and a recent visit by the Dalai Lama to Sweden.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted furiously to this segment, broadcast last Friday on "Swedish News", a comedy show on the SVT station, in which the recent incident was satirized using negative stereotypes about the Chinese.
Calling the program "a crude and vicious attack on China and the Chinese people," ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Monday that China had strongly condemned and demanded "immediate action to eliminate this extremely negative impact. "
"The SVT program (and its host) has propagated and advocated racism and xenophobia, openly provoking racial hatred and targeting of China," said the Chinese Embassy in Sweden in a statement before add his own sarcastic line. Thinking that such things could happen in Sweden, defender of ethnic equality! "
On Saturday, the Chinese embassy issued a travel warning to its citizens, warning them of a growing number of security incidents reported by Chinese tourists in Sweden, including "almost every day" flights and flights.
CNN contacted Sweden's SVT station to comment on the Friday broadcast.
Filmed tourists looking for help
The furious reaction comes as Chinese authorities – as well as the state media – have stepped up their attacks on Sweden because of the household's incident management earlier this month.
A Chinese family arrived at a hostel in Stockholm around 2am on September 2nd with a reservation for the next night, local media reports. Informed that they could not register yet, they said they would wait in the lobby, but the police were then summoned, which resulted in their removal from the hostel.
Although the exact reason for the police's call remains unclear, images have been posted online showing a Chinese man and his parents screaming and crying – sitting or lying on the sidewalk of the street – with several police officers police.
"You see, we are here and people are sick," we hear in English shouting at the man before his rising mother starts calling "help" in Chinese.
The Chinese public seems divided over the incident, with many social media describing the family as "queens of tragedy" and the Swedish authorities.
But the Chinese authorities, including the country's ambassador to Sweden and its spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, have repeatedly criticized the "brutal treatment" of its citizens by the Swedish police and have it described as a violation of the human rights of tourists.
Rejecting China's request to investigate the incident, the Swedish prosecutor's office said in a statement that a decision had been made on 7 September that "no criminal offense has been committed by the police "and therefore no investigation would be opened.
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Some analysts have linked the seemingly surprising rage of China to Sweden at several sensitive points between the two countries, including the controversial case of Swedish book publisher Gui and the visit of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism in Sweden. considers a separatist leader.
After the latest move of the Chinese embassy in Sweden, Chinese media on Monday launched fierce attacks against Swedish television, Western press and society, while some Chinese netizens claim that they will start boycotting Swedish companies chain IKEA.
"Issues of principle can not be compromised and those concerning national interests can not be ignored," said People's Daily, the spokesman of the ruling Communist Party, on Chinese social networks. "Those who insult China must pay the price."
"History indicates that it would only be a matter of time for a country to reap what it sowed if its media could provoke and incite racial hatred and confrontation without fear," warned China Daily. the official editorial in the English language of the country. newspaper.
"Given the social and refugee challenges facing the Swedish government, it continues to give the go-ahead to entertainment programs like this while claiming to stand up for equality and human rights, the chickens will eventually return home. "
