Ola Wong

Ola Rui-Lai Wong (Chinese: 王瑞来; pinyin: Wáng Ruìlái; born 6 January 1977) is a Swedish author, journalist and sinologist.^[1]

Ola Wong
Wong in 2018
Born	Ola Rui-Lai Wong (1977-01-06) 6 January 1977 (age 48) Borås, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Author, journalist, sinologist

Wong has worked for Svenska Dagbladet, as well as for other media outlets.^[2] Wong is of Chinese descent and previously served as a vice-chairman for the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club.^[1][2]

Since 2019 Wong is editor for Kvartal.

Career

Since 2002, Wong has been active as a correspondent in China for approximately twelve years,^[2][3] where he was based in Shanghai and Beijing.^[3] 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.^[2] He is also an expert commentator, who frequently appears in Swedish radio and television.^[2]

Personal life

Born to a Chinese father and a Swedish mother, Wong is married and resides in Hägersten, Stockholm.^[4]

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^[5]

Honours

• 2001 – Föreningen Grävande Journalisters prize – "Grävling" of the Year^[6]
• 2004 – Environmental Journalist of the Year^[7]
• 2007 – Swedish Red Cross journalism prize (shared with Jörgen Huitfeldt and Thella Johnson).^[8]
• 2007 – Stora radiopriset Public service of the Year (shared with Jörgen Huitfeldt and Thella Johnson).^[9]
• 2011 – Guldspaden (shared with Jan Almgren and Jonas Fröberg for the investigation of Invest Sweden).^[10]