Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, publicly stated in a televised interview that post-Soviet nations “have no effective status” in international law, which caused an uproar. China experts say his remarks probably represent the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) true opinions, unintentionally revealing the CCP’s discontent over the collapse of the Soviet Union more than 30 years ago.
In the April 21 interview with a French television network, Lu was asked whether Crimea belongs to Ukraine; he replied, “It depends how you perceive the problem.”
Further into his answer, he denied the sovereignty of all post-Soviet states.
“Even these countries of the former Soviet Union do not have an effective status in international law, because there is no international agreement that would specify their status as sovereign countries,” Lu said….