China’s EU envoy on supporting Ukraine's 1991 borders: "I don't see why not"

He said this in an interview with Aljazeera.

Fu Cong suggested that China could support Ukraine's goal of restoring its territorial integrity, including Crimea, which was part of the country as of 1991.

Asked about support for Ukraine's goals, which include the return of other Ukrainian regions currently occupied by Russia, the senior Chinese diplomat said: "I don't see why not."

"We respect the territorial integrity of all countries. So when China established relations with the former Soviet Union, that’s what we agreed. But as I said, these are historical issues that need to be negotiated and resolved by Russia and Ukraine and that is what we stand for," Fu Cong  said.

China's position on the war in Ukraine

On 24 February, Beijing published a document with its position on a political settlement in Ukraine. The so-called Chinese peace plan describes Russia's war against Ukraine as "crisis".

In May, Chinese special envoy Li Hui visited Ukraine and spoke with President Zelenskyy. Later, he travelled to Moscow and a number of European countries to present his "peace plan".  The WSJ wrote that during the tour, China's special envoy called for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine by giving the seized territories to Russia. However, later the Chinese diplomat denied this information.

On 2 June, Li Hui also said that he had seen Ukraine and Russia's readiness for negotiations.