‘Don’t see why not’: China envoy on backing Ukraine’s ’91 borders

China’s EU envoy, Fu Cong, says Beijing respects the territorial integrity of all countries and stands for peace.

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Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the EU and former head of the arms control department of the Chinese foreign ministry, speaks at a news conference in Beijing [File Photo: Shubing Wang/Reuters]

By Priyanka Shankar

Published On 27 Jun 202327 Jun 2023 AL JAREEZA

Brussels, Belgium – China’s envoy to the European Union has suggested that Beijing could back Ukraine’s aims of reclaiming its 1991 territorial integrity, which includes Crimea – the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.

In a recent interview with Al Jazeera and two other media outlets, when Fu Cong was asked about supporting Kyiv’s goals, which includes reclaiming other Ukrainian regions now occupied by Russia, the senior Chinese diplomat said: “I don’t see why not.

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