Beijing says it respects status of countries such as Ukraine after ambassador’s comments spark row
Beijing has insisted it respects the status of the independent nations that emerged from the USSR after “totally unacceptable” remarks by China’s ambassador to France questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet states sparked outrage in EU capitals.
France and the three Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia were among the member states on Monday to summon China’s envoys to account for the comments made late last week by Lu Shaye, which sparked a wave of outrage across Europe.
