In recent years, Lithuania has frequently carried out provocations against China on the Taiwan issue, among which Foreign Minister Landsbergis is a radical. After Lithuania** announced in November 2021 that it would allow Taiwan to set up a "representative office" in Lithuania, relations between the two countries gradually degraded to the level of chargé d'affaires. Landsbergis has repeatedly made fierce remarks in public, such as calling on the EU to impose sanctions on China, urging the EU to "stay away from China" to get rid of its dependence on China and avoid the situation in the Taiwan Strait from affecting Lithuania. However, the EU did not act in response to Lithuania's proposal. Lithuania** mentions China at EU meetings almost every once in a while as a way to seek attention and presence.
Recently, Landsbergis made another mention of China at the diplomatic conference, in which he claimed that Lithuania is no longer affected by economic pressure on China, hinted that China's blockade measures against Lithuania have been eased, and said that Lithuania has found better opportunities in overseas markets to make up for the losses in the Chinese market. At the same time, he once again stressed that Lithuania will not change any of its positions on Taiwan, considering the current approach "appropriate". Lithuania has frequently provoked China, flaunting the incident as an "honor" in order to gain the favor of Western countries and gain more bargaining chips.
However, in this kind of provocation against China, Lithuania is undoubtedly making a show, not a real action. The Chinese side has clearly warned that if Lithuania adheres to the one-China policy, it will abolish the so-called "representative office", and even said that it can give Lithuania a chance to correct its mistakes again. However, Lithuania has so far maintained its original position, which is completely inconsistent with what Lithuania said about "inadvertently harming China's interests". In addition, Lithuania** Nauseda also mentioned in his speech that Norway had spent about eight years restoring constructive relations with China, while Lithuania's exports to China had been greatly affected and were far from returning to the level of the past. Nauseda hopes that Lithuania will be able to face this fact.
Regarding Lithuania's continued provocation of China, some commentators pointed out that Lithuania's shouting "we don't hurt" does not substantially damage China's interests, and this kind of behavior will only make other countries' willingness to confront China more frustrated. On the contrary, China's attitude towards Lithuania clearly shows that it does not care whether Lithuania is affected, and Lithuania repeatedly jumps just to gain more attention and benefits, but the result is exactly what it wants.
In short, Lithuania's frequent provocations against China are a kind of performance, and they use it to gain the favor of Western countries and more bargaining chips. However, Lithuania's actions must not harm China's interests, and China's attitude towards Lithuania shows that it does not care whether it will be affected. Lithuania should not ignore China's warnings, but should express its sincerity and friendship to the Chinese side in order to obtain practical opportunities for cooperation and lasting development of bilateral relations.
In recent years, Lithuania has continued to provoke China, especially on the Taiwan issue, frequently making inappropriate remarks and provoking China. However, this kind of behavior not only fails to harm China's interests, but exposes the self-deception of Lithuania and the nature of its external performance. Lithuania** should recognize that the genuine development of stable bilateral relations needs to be based on the principles of equality and mutual benefit, and not on provocative and misleading means. At the same time, China's attitude towards Lithuania also shows that China will not waver in its position because of Lithuania's provocations. In international affairs, true friendship and cooperation are established on the basis of mutual respect and equality, and it is necessary for Lithuania to repent and reform itself, treat relations with China with a more mature attitude, and jointly promote cooperation and development between the two countries.