China said it “respects” the independence of the former Soviet Union states. The clarification comes days after the Chinese ambassador to France said ex-Soviet states don’t have sovereign status as independent nations
hina said it “respects” the independence of the former Soviet Union states and that its position is “unchanged,” after the nation’s diplomat to France“China respects the status of the former Soviet republics as sovereign countries after the Soviet Union’s dissolution,” Mao Ning, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said Monday at a regular press briefing in Beijing.
Her remarks came days after Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye told French network LCI that ex-Soviet states don’t have sovereign status as independent nations — a statement that ignored internationally recognized borders, and which caused anger among Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and others in Europe. Those three nations said they’d summon Chinese diplomats in their capitals to explain the remarks. Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called the comments “unacceptable.”of the interview on its official WeChat account Monday morning, but by midday had removed it. Mao said she was unaware of the situation.
Mao added that China has developed “friendly and cooperative bilateral relations” with the former Soviet nations since establishing diplomatic ties with them, adding that some media outlets are “misrepresenting” China’s position on Ukraine — though she didn’t name any in particular. She said the country stands by Lu.
Lu appeared to contradict China’s official stance, which recognized the independence of the Baltic states in 1991. President Xi Jinping has also reaffirmed their status,
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