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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on Ukraine: "China’s long-standing position that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected" (www.fmprc.gov.cn)

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm like.. All for regions having legitimate referendums? As a fellow Canadian, do you recall when Quebec had their fair vote?

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah? And if it had gotten majority leave vote do you seriously think the Canadian government would have actually acted upon it? Did Harper look like the kind of guy to just say "well, if this is what you want, you're a grown up province now! Go out there and see the world!"

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes? I know you were young when it happened but Quebec was extremely close to becoming its own country