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China rebukes Lithuania over Taiwan office

by The Online Citizen
04/03/2021
in Asia, Politics
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 11: View of Pudong financial district architecture with Chinese flag on March 11, 2016 in Shanghai (Photo by asiastock from Shutterstock).

China on Thursday rebuked Lithuania after it said it would open a trade office in Taiwan later this year, further isolating the Baltic EU state from Beijing.

A “Lithuanian enterprise office in Taiwan will be opened by the end of the year, as part of our efforts to boost and diversify economic diplomacy in Asia,” economy ministry spokeswoman Skaiste Barauskiene told AFP.

China’s foreign ministry said it “staunchly opposed” the practice of setting up official institutions in Taiwan.

“We urge Lithuania to uphold the One China Principle and strictly abide by the commitment in establishing diplomatic ties”, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters in Beijing.

Beijing regards Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize the island.

While Lithuania, a staunch US ally on NATO’s eastern flank, does not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, its relations with Beijing have worsened in recent years over human rights and trade.

Lithuanian spy agencies on Thursday warned in their annual report over China’s attempts to buy influence and “gain access to critical infrastructure”, namely IT sectors and transport hubs.

Last month, the nation of 2.8 million people banned the use of airport security-screening equipment made by a Chinese company over national security concerns.

Lithuania has also downgraded its participation in the China-led “17+1” grouping with Central European countries, sending only its transport minister to the latest summit chaired by President Xi Jinping last month.

– AFP

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