China respects the sovereignty of all former Soviet republics, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning assured reporters at a news briefing on Monday. “After the demise of the Soviet Union, China was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the [newly created] countries,” Mao said, when asked ...
Earlier in the week, the North Korean state-run news agency said that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un had ordered the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite, which had been already completed, to be launched on a carrier rocket at the planned date. The news agency provided no details regarding the exact ...
