a foreigner's confession in China.

Hi, welcome to China Uncensored,

I'm your host Chris Chappell.

You know, it seems like everyone's giving a confession

on Chinese state-run CCTV these days!

Like 70-year-old journalist Gao Yu,

who confessed in 2014 to illegally giving

internal Communist Party documents to an overseas website.

Or Dong Rubin, who admitted to falsely claiming

in 2009 that his fellow prison inmate had been

brutally killed by guards, rather than—

as the guards reported—died accidentally

while playing a game of "hide and seek."

Or just last week, a bookseller in Hong Kong—

who's also a Swedish citizen—

who was abducted—er, arrested—by Chinese authorities,

who apologized for a crime that has surprisingly little

to do with his real crime

of selling politically sensitive books.

So I just wanted to jump on the bandwagon.

Because this week there was yet another state-run confession.

"We have been made aware, become aware that..."

This is Swedish citizen Peter Dahlin.

He disappeared while on his way to the

Beijing International Airport on January 3,

while attempting to travel to Thailand.

And he reappeared here, on state-run CCTV,

apologizing for, among other crimes,

hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.

"I've hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.

I apologize sincerely for this,

and I'm very sorry that this ever happened."

Actually it's more accurate to say that he

endangered state security.

Well, it's actually more accurate to say he

trained human rights lawyers in China.

But you say potato, I say potato.

Shelley, you know the prompter doesn't give me intonations.

Anyway, Mr. Dahlin has been living in China since 2007.

In 2009, Mr. Dahlin co-founded the

Chinese Urgent Action Working Group,

an organization that trains activists and lawyers to,

according to the group,

"promote the development of the rule of law

and counter abuses of basic human rights."

And by that I assume they mean they

"got involved in hot-topic issues and sensitive cases,

and intentionally escalated conflicts and disputes

that were originally not severe,"

and "instigated the people to confront the government

and produce mass incidents."

At least that's what Xinhua said.

Don't worry about the group anymore though

because police have smashed it.

In his confession, Mr. Dahlin also admits

to writing reports without "real or full facts."

Spreading rumors.

You know how the Communist Party hates rumors!

And anything the Communist Party doesn't like is a rumor.

Wow, I guess I really am guilty of spreading rumors on this show.

Anyway, at first, the Chinese Foreign Ministry

denied any knowledge of Mr. Dahlin's detention.

But later they said he was involved in activates

that "endangered state security."

What proof did they offer?

Well, who needs proof when he's already confessed!

Man, Chinese law works so much better than America's!

I mean, why even bother with courts

when people just confess on their own!

Now Mr. Dahlin also suffers from Addison’s disease,

a rare hormonal disorder that requires daily medication.

If he doesn't take it, he'll die.

I wonder how Chinese authorities convinced him to confess.

Anyway, with now the second Swedish citizen in a week

giving a confession on CCTV,

the Swedish government's response has been somewhat muted.

Here's what the Swedish ambassador had to say.

Yee bork a doo doo york mmm bork bork bork!

And that's actually more than the real Swedish ambassador

said about Mr. Dahlin in public.

So what do you think about the confession?

Leave your comments below—

then turn yourself in to authorities

and confess to spreading rumors online.

Once again I'm Chris Chappell, see you next time.

Foreign anti-China forces have never stopped slandering

and attacking the Chinese government.

A few of the Western media with hostile attitudes

towards China have added fuel to the flame.

On January 22, a well-known Western television host

apologized on camera to the Chinese people

for his anti-China activities.

"I would like to apologize for spreading rumors and undermining China."

The New York-based "China Uncensored" program

is dedicated to collecting and spreading

false information about China,

with the intention to make trouble

and interfere with the development

of China's harmonious society,

so as to achieve ulterior political motives.

"I understand now that I have

endangered the security of the Chinese government,

and I have hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.

I apologize sincerely for this

and I regret this ever happened."