{"id":14438,"date":"2026-02-06T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=14438"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:45:01","slug":"baltic-state-admits-huge-mistake-with-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/06\/baltic-state-admits-huge-mistake-with-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltic state admits \u2018huge mistake\u2019 with China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lithuania\u2019s decision to allow Taipei to establish a diplomatic presence on its territory led to a years-long rift with Beijing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has admitted that allowing a “Taiwanese representative office”<\/em> to open in Vilnius was a “huge mistake.”<\/em><\/p>\n

China downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania after the establishment of a de facto ‘Taiwanese embassy’ in 2021. Beijing regarded the decision as a gross violation of the One-China principle, an internationally recognized diplomatic framework under which Taiwan is recognized as Chinese territory.<\/p>\n

“Lithuania really jumped in front of a train and lost,”<\/em> Ruginiene said in an interview with news agency BNS on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Other European nations largely avoided souring relations with Beijing by coordinating with China and using the name ‘Taipei Representative Office’ rather than ‘Taiwanese’, she said.<\/p>\n

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This is probably our huge mistake as Lithuania.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Vilnius has begun taking small steps towards normalizing relations, an arduous task “after completely severing ties,”<\/em> Ruginiene said. Lithuania will also need to “balance”<\/em> its relationship with China against ties with the EU and the US, she added.<\/p>\n

Relations between Vilnius and Beijing have been strained for years, with the last accredited Chinese diplomats having left the country in May last year.<\/p>\n

China has said it is open to dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a press conference on Friday, when asked about the possibility of restoring diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n

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Beijing hopes that Vilnius “will translate the willingness to improve ties with China into action, redress the mistakes as early as possible,”<\/em> start “upholding the one-China principle,”<\/em> and build conditions for normalizing relations, he said.<\/p>\n

Taiwan has been de facto autonomous since 1949, when Chinese nationalist forces were routed in the civil war and retreated to the island.<\/p>\n

Moscow officially supports the One-China principle, under which Taiwan is sovereign Chinese territory, having signed the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation with Beijing in 2001.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lithuania\u2019s decision to allow Taipei to establish a diplomatic presence on its territory led to a years-long rift with Beijing Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene has admitted that allowing a “Taiwanese representative office” to open in Vilnius was a “huge mistake.” China downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania after the establishment…<\/p>\n

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