China deleted its ambassador’s interview and said it respected the sovereignty of all former Soviet states
On Monday, April 24, China declared that it respects the sovereign status of all former Soviet countries. This happened after Beijing’s ambassador to France caused outrage in Europe with his interview. The interview was later deleted.
As Censor.NET informs, this is reported by Bloomberg.
"China respects the status of the sovereign state of the participating republics after the collapse of the Soviet Union," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.
She assured that China "respects the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries and supports the goals and principles of the UN Charter."
"After the collapse of the Soviet Union, China was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the relevant states," the spokeswoman of the Chinese ministry added.
She also noted that some mass media misinterpret China's position on the Ukrainian issue and "sow discord" in relations between "China and the relevant countries."
It is also reported that the Chinese embassy in France deleted the transcript of the scandalous interview of its ambassador Lou Chaillet, who questioned the independence of the post-Soviet states and called Crimea "historically Russian".
"The Chinese Embassy in France has deleted a transcript of an interview in which its ambassador questioned the independence of former Soviet Union states, sparking outrage in Europe.
The embassy initially posted a full transcript of Ambassador Lu Shaye's remarks in Chinese and French on its official WeChat account on Monday morning. However, by noon Beijing time, the transcript had been removed, with the link stating that the content had been "deleted by the author". The interview is not available on the embassy's official website," the message reads.
It will be recalled that the Chinese ambassador to France Lu Chaye said in an interview that the former Soviet countries "do not have an effective status in international law" because there is no international agreement that would materialize their status as a sovereign country.
Also, when asked whether he considers Crimea to belong to Ukraine, the ambassador said that "it depends on how you perceive the problem," adding that "it's not that simple."
