The Epoch Times Lithuania said on Dec. 15 that it pulled the remaining diplomats from Beijing to protect them, and would operate the embassy in China remotely.
This is the latest development in LithuaniaâChina tensions after Vilnius approved Taiwan to open a representative office under the name of Taiwan. In the past months, the regime recalled its ambassador in August, downgraded its diplomatic relations with the small Baltic nation in November, and blocked Lithuanian exports and imports.
The Chinese regime claims the island as its own, despite the fact that Taiwan is a de facto independent country, with its own military, democratically-elected government, and constitution. To avoid a possible contradiction, Taiwanâs representative offices are normally under the name of Taipei, rather than Taiwan, in other countries, such as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.
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