Anger in Europe After Chinese Diplomat Says Ex-Soviet States Not Sovereign

WATCH: French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to enlist China’s help in brokering peace in Ukraine may be unraveling. Stephen Engle reports on Bloomberg Television.Source: Bloomberg

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By Low De Wei

April 23, 2023 at 4:48 AM UTC

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April 23, 2023 at 9:43 AM UTC

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European states reacted with fury to a Chinese envoy questioning the independence of ex-Soviet states, tainting China’s push to court leaders in the region and burnish its credentials to broker peace after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Some “ex-Soviet Union countries” don’t have effective status under international law, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye said in an interview aired Friday on French network LCI.