It was in 2013 that the Chinese company bought 38 hectares of agricultural land in Kila in Säffle. The company was granted a total of SEK 7.5 million in support from the County Administrative Board of Värmland and the Swedish Agricultural Agency. The money would be paid out when the venture was completed.

- The business has started. We have developed over 40 ponds, cultivation and sales have begun. But we depend on experts from China, says William Jiang, one of the co-owners of Qlita Cancer and Ekoodling AB.

The Migration Board said no

But the company was not allowed to import labor. The Migration Board rejected the Chinese expert's request for a work permit. The decision was appealed to the Migration Court, which ruled that the company did not have the financial capacity to hire the expert and the initiative stopped.

Today, the facility that would become Sweden's largest is completely abandoned.

Migration Minister Morgan Johansson (S) does not want to comment on the matter on the grounds that he does not comment on individual cases.