China's ambassador to Ukraine this week assured the head of the Lviv military administration that his country would "never attack Ukraine," according to media reports and a translated news release from the website of the Lviv Regional State Administration.
Praising the "unity" of the Ukrainian people, Ambassador Fan Xianrong is quoted as saying: "I can responsibly say that China will forever be a good force for Ukraine, both economically and politically. We will always respect your state, we will develop relations on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. We will respect the path chosen by Ukrainians, because this is the sovereign right of every nation," Nikkei Asia reports.
