BEIJING: Authorities in China's capital asked several Western embassies this week to remove political signs from their outer walls, diplomatic sources in Beijing told AFP. Several Western embassies across Beijing display Ukrainian flags in solidarity with the country's fight against Russia's invasion, some
BEIJING: Authorities in China's capital asked several Western embassies this week to remove political signs from their outer walls, diplomatic sources in Beijing told AFP.
However, an official from another European embassy said it was unclear whether the request was linked to Ukraine or the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Asked on Wednesday about reports, which originally appeared in Japan's Kyodo news agency, Beijing insisted that foreign embassies"have the obligation to respect Chinese laws and regulations".
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