Read more  Reserved for subscribersCOLUMN – The philosopher analyzes the remarks of the Chinese ambassador to France, who questioned the sovereignty of Ukraine and the countries of the former USSR and described the massacres under Mao as “gossip”. Words that appear legitimately shocking, but which are part of a logic specific to China that, too often, escapes Westerners, she explains. The Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, provoked a wave of indignation by denying the sovereignty of the countries of the USSR, regretting that the West “argues” over post-Soviet borders, and designating the massacres under Mao as “gossip”. The criticism was so strong and numerous that China had to disavow its ambassador’s remarks on the sovereignty of Ukraine. There is no doubt that the Chinese ambassador is part of the radical elements: he himself claims to belong to the "fighting wolves" coming to the aid of the homeland against the "mad hyenas" that are attacking China. These poetic images, drawn from animal vocabulary, typically Chinese, mean that it is no longer a question of pretending or making people believe - that one is a democrat, that one believes in human rights -, as Chinese diplomacy has done for too long. But of clearly displaying one's own convictions and then of putting them into practice if necessary by force. The West calls... This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 86% left to discover. 

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