China expresses concern over attack on Starobelsk college — envoy to UN
China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, expressed concern and condemnation regarding reports of a drone strike on a school in Starobelsk. He emphasized that China desires an end to the Ukrainian crisis and the associated human suffering.
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“Beijing has expressed deep concern over reports of a drone strike on a college in Starobelsk, said China’s Permanent Representative to the UN Fu Cong.”
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The TASS report explicitly quotes Fu Cong expressing deep concern over the drone strike on a school/college in Starobelsk. Wikipedia confirms Fu Cong's identity and role as the Permanent Representative of China to the UN, and another web result confirms he spoke at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine on May 20.
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— Fu Cong (Chinese: 傅聪; pinyin: Fù Cōng; born June 1965) is a seasoned Chinese diplomat who has worked in the foreign service of the People's Republic of China since 1987. He has been serving as Permane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Cong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Cong
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— This is a list of permanent representatives and ambassadors of China to the United Nations. The current office holder is Fu Cong, who took office in 2024. The permanent mission of the People's Republi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Ch…
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— The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_Unite…
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“China has noted reports of a drone strike on a school in Starobelsk and expresses deep concern over the casualties, especially among students.”
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The specific detail regarding concern for casualties among students is reported by TASS. While the identity of the speaker is verified, there are no other independent news sources provided in the evidence to corroborate this specific statement beyond the single TASS report.
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— In Kyiv-controlled Donbas and everywhere else in Ukraine, however, the events of Euromaidan and the war that followed served as a catalyst for Ukrainian ...
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