Category: china-lithuania

Relationship Worsens, Lithuania Recalls Diplomats From China

December 15, 2021
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Lithuania said on Dec. 15 that it pulled the remaining diplomats from Beijing to protect them, and would operate the embassy in China remotely. This is the latest development in Lithuania–China tensions after Vilnius approved Taiwan to open a representative office under the name of Taiwan. In the past months, the regime recalled its ambassador…

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Taiwan Opens Office in Lithuania, Brushing Aside China Opposition

November 19, 2021
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TAIPEI—Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania on Thursday in a diplomatic breakthrough, brushing aside Beijing’s strong opposition to the move. The Chinese regime demanded in August that the Baltic state withdraw its ambassador to Beijing and said it would recall China’s envoy in Vilnius after Taiwan announced its office in the city would…

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The Two Countries That Said No to China

August 30, 2021
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Commentary Have you ever fallen prey to progression bias? Although the phenomenon is most often applied to romantic relationships, it can also be applied to the world of politics. The progression bias can be seen with China and its 139 Belt and Road Initiative clients. Since 2013, the year the initiative first began, the risks associated with the…

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Lithuania’s Heroic Stand Against China: The World Should Listen

May 24, 2021
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Commentary Lithuania is a small Baltic country of population 2.8 million and land area 65,300 square kilometers. Compare that to China’s 1.4 billion population and 9.6 million square kilometers. Yet, Lithuania has taken a series of steps against the Chinese Communist Party in recent months that would at times have struck fear into the hearts…

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