China makes another statement on the sovereignty of former Soviet states

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said this.

The Chinese spokeswoman said that China respects the sovereign status of the states of all former Soviet countries.

China respects the sovereign state status of the participating republics after the collapse of the Soviet Union. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, China was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the respective states.

The remarks came against the backdrop of Beijing's ambassador to France causing outrage in Europe with his interview.

Mao Ning pointed out that some media misinterpreted China's position on the Ukrainian issue. She also accused the media of sowing "discord" between China and other countries.

It is worth recalling that Chinese Ambassador Lu Shae, in an interview, opined that the former Soviet Union countries "do not have an effective status in international law because there is no international agreement that specifies their status as a sovereign country.