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China's envoy to France in storm after questioning Ukraine sovereignty

China has swiftly clarified that its ambassador to France was wrong to question the sovereignty of post-Soviet Union states like Ukraine in an interview with French television channel TF1.

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China moved quickly on Monday to limit damage to its relations with Europe, repudiating the comments of Beijing’s ambassador in Paris who had questioned the sovereignty of post-Soviet nations like Ukraine in a televised interview, reports The New York Times.

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