News Analysis The United States, the European Union, and other countries have spoken out in support of Lithuania’s defiance of China. Since Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a representative office with the word “Taiwan” in the name, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is striking back at the small nation with economic sanctions and isolation. US Support The United States is looking into ways of increasing its trade and investment with Lithuania, to help the Baltic nation recover some of the money it lost when China cancelled its commercial contracts. “We support our European partners and our allies as they develop mutually beneficial relations with Taiwan and resist the [People’s Republic of China’s] coercive behavior,” U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a press briefing. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in Washington on Nov. 24. They discussed increasing trade and investment between …