Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan took aim at China,saying the world’s second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania’s decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island democracy.
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Lithuanian lawmakers on a visit to Taiwan took aim at China Tuesday, saying the world’s second largest economy tried to use all sorts of measures to change Lithuania’s decision to break diplomatic norms in warming up relations with the self-ruled island democracy.
“They tried to break our will, they tried to change our decision, they tried to harass investors and they tried to make economic sanctions … but we survived,” Laurynas Kasciunas, head of the defense committee in Lithuania’s parliament, said. “We are now resilient and stronger, and we can be a role model for other EU countries.”
Lithuania angered China after it broke with diplomatic convention, allowing Taiwan to name its representative office in Vilnius—a de facto embassy—“Taiwan” instead of “Chinese Taipei,” a term used by other countries to avoid offending Beijing. Last year, Taiwan started a $1 billion credit program aimed at funding projects by Lithuanian and Taiwanese companies to counter economic pressure from China over an office that the island opened in the EU country.
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