China has imposed a customs block on Lithuanian exports, a Lithuanian trade body said on Dec. 3, amid deepening cooperation between its capital Vilnius and Taipei. Lithuania drew the wrath of the communist regime in Beijing for allowing Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in Vilnius using its own name. In response, Beijing downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic state and suspended consular services there. The Chinese regime regards the self-ruled island as part of its territory to be united with mainland China and has tried to isolate Taipei on the world stage. “I regret this decision by the Chinese authorities,” Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters on Friday. “It is a pity it was taken despite Lithuania explaining quite clearly that opening of the Taiwanese representation does not clash with the ‘One China’ principle, which we keep to.” He said he had asked Lithuania’s government to find a way …