News Analysis Lithuania, a small country of nearly 3 million people, has not caved in to Chinese pressure amid a diplomatic row over the Baltic nation’s decision to develop ties with Taiwan. “We will not bend to this pressure,” Mantas Adomenas, Lithuania’s vice-minister for foreign affairs, told Reuters, referring to Beijing’s coercion. “What we decide to do, by calling Taiwan Taiwan, is up to Lithuania, not Beijing,” he added. After the Lithuanian government allowed Taiwan to open a representative office, using the name “Taiwan,” in the capital of Vilnius, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) called the move a “bad precedent.” Beijing then downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania. ‘One-China’ Policy The CCP claims that Taiwan is part of mainland China, although many democratic nations feel Taiwan deserves more recognition in the world community. Beijing prevents other countries from forming closer ties with Taiwan and pressures them to uphold the “one-China” …