China has officially downgraded its diplomatic relations with China Lithuania Protested the establishment of a de facto embassy in Vilnius by Taiwan at the “charge d’affaires” level.
Lithuania allows Taipei to officially use the name to open an office Taiwan This is a major diplomatic departure, ignoring Beijing’s pressure campaign, which is trying to keep Taiwan isolated on the global stage.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday: “The Chinese government has to lower the diplomatic relations between the two countries… in order to safeguard its sovereignty and basic norms of international relations.”
The statement said: “The Lithuanian government must bear all the consequences arising therefrom,” adding that its actions “set a bad precedent on the international stage.”
China rejects the official use of the term Taiwan in order not to bring international legitimacy to this autonomous democratic island. Beijing claims it is part of its territory, and Vowed to catch one day.
Beijing added that Lithuania “abandoned the political commitments it made when establishing diplomatic relations” China, Refers to the one-China policy, according to which countries formally recognize the Chinese government instead of the Taiwanese government.
The representative office opens in July, Taiwan’s first new diplomatic outpost Europe In 18 years.
This move aroused strong condemnation from China, China Withdrawal of the ambassador to Lithuania And asked Vilnius to do the same, and it finally did it.
China also Stopped freight train Lithuania also stopped issuing food export licenses.
