In response to a report by Financial Times that Sweden criticized China for refusing to allow the Nordic country's main investigator on board a Chinese vessel which likely severed Baltic Sea cables, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated on Monday that,

China has allowed representatives from Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to board a Chinese bulk carrier at the centre of an investigation into Baltic Sea cable breaches, the Danish foreign minister said on Thursday.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a news briefing when asked about a Financial Times report that Sweden had criticized China for refusing full access despite an open investigation,

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said at a news briefing in Beijing that China had invited Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to participate in and complete the inquiry

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co., one of the world’s largest suppliers of battery materials, has pulled a plan to build a factory in Sweden following the collapse of Northvolt AB.

Swedish police say they will participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a China-flagged ship in the Baltic Sea that was seen in an area where two undersea data cables were damaged last month.

China and Sweden are each other’s largest trading partners in Asia and Northern Europe, respectively, with substantial reciprocal investment.

China has provided information and documents to a joint investigation into two severed Baltic Sea undersea cables, and has invited Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark to participate in the probe, the foreign ministry said on Monday.