As China envoy disputes ex-Soviet states’ sovereignty, revisiting Beijing’s ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy

China’s envoy to France Lu Shaye has stoked a row by questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet states, including Ukraine. China, a Russia ally that fancies itself as a potential mediator between Kyiv & Moscow, has distanced itself from the comment. But the remark plays into the aggressive ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy Beijing has championed in the wake of Covid. As Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explained in episdoe 485 of #CutTheClutter, originally published on 1 June 2020. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‪@sarvodaya_healthcare‬ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Member benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8