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https://t.co/xsQYbqkyNY pic.twitter.com/t6FL8WSMNL
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 20, 2021
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In a country that has a history of locking up former diplomats this is a huge risk. China did apparently not do enough to reassure Lithuania that their diplomats & families would be safe. This is a further escalation of the deteriorating relation between the two countries.
— Dana Heide (@Dana_Heide) December 16, 2021
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After #China effectively blocked all imports from Lithuania, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister @GLandsbergis wrote a letter to EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis and the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, asking them to intervene on its behalf. https://t.co/j4fQC3iFwG
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) December 6, 2021
"It is hard not to see that these recent measures by the People's Republic of China are a continuation of the politically motivated economic coercion that Lithuania haas been facing since August 2021."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) December 6, 2021
"I would kindly ask you to intervene with the Chinese authorities on behalf of Lithuania with the aim of resolving the present situation."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) December 6, 2021
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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) December 6, 2021
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"Since Lithuania has done wrong, it must pay the price," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, reiterating that #Lithuania has set a bad precedent by reneging on trust and intentionally creating a "one China, one Taiwan" concept. https://t.co/JFoiLJJn33 pic.twitter.com/z9yTWYL1ax
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) November 24, 2021
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“Lithuania is nothing but an itty-bitty country. It’s just like a rat or flea at the feet of fighting elephants.”
— Matthew Brooker (@mbrookerhk) November 22, 2021
– Hu Xijin, editor in chief, Global Times https://t.co/GGTL9UMmSt
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Landsbergis said "economic pressure" from Beijing poses a "test" for Lithuania, and that the case serves as a test of how democratic countries can assist each other in making China understand its coercive measures would not work, at least in the democratic world.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) November 22, 2021
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China warns Lithuania away from ‘great power’ rivalry in Taiwan office row https://t.co/OpFCq5TYWw
— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) November 22, 2021
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China will not bully smaller countries, Xi tells Asean leaders https://t.co/pEHhf1aVl2
— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) November 22, 2021
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“Lithuania is nothing but an itty-bitty country,” Global Times editor Hu Xijin said in a post on WeChat. “It’s just like a rat or flea at the feet of fighting elephants.”https://t.co/IWY4T50lad
— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) November 22, 2021
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