China Embassy Removes Remarks About Ex-Soviet States
- Transcript of controversial remarks deleted off WeChat account
- Chinese envoy had questioned independence of ex-Soviet states
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The Chinese Embassy in France removed a transcript of a controversial interview in which its ambassador questioned the independence of former Soviet Union states, remarks that generated anger across Europe.
The embassy had initially posted the entire transcript of Ambassador Lu Shaye’s remarks in both Chinese and French on its official WeChat account Monday morning. By noon Beijing time, however, the transcript had been removed, with links saying the content “has been deleted by the author.” The interview also hasn’t been published on the embassy’s official website.