Ola Rui-Lai Wong (; born 6 January 1977) is a Swedish author, journalist and sinologist.
Wong has worked for Svenska Dagbladet, as well as for other media outlets. Wong is of Chinese descent and previously served as a vice-chairman for the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club.
Since 2019 Wong is editor for Kvartal.
Career Since 2002, Wong has been active as a correspondent in China for approximately twelve years, where he was based in Shanghai and Beijing. During his career, Wong has written and published several books and articles on subjects regarding China, such as politics, environment, foreign policy, culture and economics. He is also an expert commentator, who frequently appears in Swedish radio and television.
Personal life Born to a Chinese father and a Swedish mother, Wong is married and resides in Hägersten, Stockholm.
Bibliography No, I'm from Borås (2004) – Ordfront När tusen eldar slickar himlen: Kinas väg till framtiden (2007) – Ordfront Sjukt billigt – Vem betalar priset för ditt extrapris? (2007) – Norstedts Blodröda kräftor. Jakten på Henry Wu (2010) – Lind & Co Pekingsyndromet – Kina, Makten, Pengarna (2014) – Ordfront
Honours 2001 – Föreningen Grävande Journalisters prize – "Grävling" of the Year 2004 – Environmental Journalist of the Year 2007 – Swedish Red Cross journalism prize (shared with Jörgen Huitfeldt and Thella Johnson). 2007 – Stora radiopriset Public service of the Year (shared with Jörgen Huitfeldt and Thella Johnson). 2011 – Guldspaden (shared with Jan Almgren and Jonas Fröberg for the investigation of Invest Sweden).
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