Expert on case of detained Czech: "China often uses 'hostage diplomacy'"

Radio Prague International - latest articles · Jul 22, 2026 · 4m

Czech lower house speaker Tomio Okamura has headed to Beijing for the last part of a visit to China. His trip comes against the backdrop of the arrest of a Czech citizen in China – and amid suggestions China could seek to exchange him for a Chinese national accused of spying in Prague. I discussed the matter with Kateřina Procházková of China-watchers Sinospis.