Crimea is Russian and Ukraine is not a real country, so said the Chinese ambassador. One wonders how long before Lu Shaye ends up in some re-education camp somewhere back home?
Source: BBC
China has distanced itself from the remarks of one of its envoys who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and other former Soviet countries.
Paris ambassador Lu Shaye's comments last week caused widespread outrage, leading on calls to Beijing to clarify.
On Monday, China's foreign ministry said it respected the independence of all post-Soviet republics.
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In an interview for the French LCI network last week, Ambassador Lu was asked China's view of the status of Crimea which Russia annexed in 2014.The interviewer argued that under international law the region was part of Ukraine.
Mr Lu responded by suggesting that the issue was not clear cut, and that countries such as Ukraine could not rely on international law to defend their sovereignty.
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