Sunday, November 14, 2021

Lithuania and Taiwan

 On July 20, 2021, the government of Lithuania announced the opening of a Taiwan Representative Office in its capital city of Vilnius. In addition, Taipei has also announced a plan to open a representative office in Vilnius which will bear the word "Taiwanese" in its name. Other Taiwan offices in Europe and the United States use the name of the city Taipei, avoiding a reference to the island itself, which China claims as its own country. On the other hand, China has warned Lithuania and blocked some exports from Lithuania from entering China and has recalled its ambassador from the country. This is because China is seeing such actions as a violation of its “one China principle” and encouraging Taipei to pursue formal independence. Based on these ongoing tensions with Beijing over Taipei, the US senators introduced a resolution to support Lithuania’s efforts to strengthen its ties with Taiwan. 

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/us-senators-support-lithuania-and-taiwan-ties-potentially-riling-china-121110600458_1.html

Chihiro Yoshihara

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