From the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm come upset complaints and requests that people from Sweden should apologize for the satire in Swedish news.

Anna Lindstedt testified in her trial that she had difficulty getting to meetings at the right level in China - something Kevin Liu offers when they meet in Nanjing. He also says that maybe with his contacts he can do something in the case of Gui Minhai and that he has a job offer for Angela Gui, Gui Minhai's daughter.

This will be the prelude to what will end in a historic trial where a Swedish ambassador is being prosecuted for the first time in 200 years.

"Meeting that derailed"

The story of the Sheraton meeting has been told several times. How Anna Lindstedt, as they say in diplomatic language, facilitated a meeting between Angela Gui, Kevin Liu and his companion John Mewella. Whether she informed her superiors in Stockholm enough or not and why she is so anxious to get to the meeting.

A meeting that tracks off and where Angela Gui learns that her chance at a job and her father's freedom should be paid for with her silence. The defense has always maintained that Anna Lindstedt acted within her powers, something the liberating judgment today adopted. The district court also believes that it is difficult to prove whether the Chinese businessman and his company actually acted on behalf of the Chinese regime.

Säpo initiated the prosecution

Is it that this legal process highlights Sweden's complicated relationship with China? In its annual report, Säpo points to China as one of the most active countries in its intelligence operations. Säpo also initiated the prosecution.

The prosecutor now has three weeks to appeal before the verdict gains legal force.