The Chinese Embassy in France removed a transcript of Ambassador Lu Shaye's interview questioning the independence of former Soviet Union states from its official WeChat account.
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The Chinese Embassy in France removed a transcript of Ambassador Lu Shaye's interview from its official WeChat account
The Chinese Embassy in France has deleted the transcript of Lu Shaye's interview initially published on its official WeChat account.
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The Chinese embassy in France deleted the transcript of the scandalous interview of its ambassador Lu Shaye.
Ambassador Lu Shaye questioned the independence of former Soviet Union states, claiming they do not have an effective status in international law due to the lack of a specific treaty.
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