PRAGUE -- When European Union foreign ministers held a video conference on May 29 -- the day after China approved national security legislation for Hong Kong -- only one member state asked whether Brussels should at least consider sanctioning Beijing: Sweden.
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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven's government is caught between negative domestic perceptions of China and the dangers of antagonizing Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by Rueters)
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