Lithuania is a small country that is inconspicuous among European countries and is almost overlooked. However, a series of actions in recent years have attracted the attention of our country. Although China has repeatedly expressed its opposition to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and the Taiwan authorities, Lithuania has always insisted on exchanges with the Taiwan authorities and set up a "Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania".
However, a series of recent events seem to indicate that relations between Lithuania and our country are beginning to take a turn for the better. The Lithuanian foreign minister openly refused to meet with Wu Zhaoxie, the head of foreign affairs of the Taiwan authorities, and at the same time sent ** to participate in the Shanghai International Import Expo and expressed support for China's "One Belt, One Road" initiative, showing Lithuania's gesture of goodwill to China. According to Hong Kong media reports, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis announced that China has lifted most of the economic pressure measures on Lithuania, the two sides are conducting continuous consultations, and the relationship is "close to reconciliation".
However, just when the outside world was optimistic about the warming of relations between the two sides, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis suddenly changed his tune, claiming that Lithuania was no longer subject to China's economic pressure and no longer chose China as a partner. Such an attitude is clearly a provocation to our country. According to China's customs statistics, Lithuania's exports to China increased by 53% in the first ten months of this year, showing the importance of the Chinese market to Lithuania. This has given Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis an important reflection on whether he is cautious about his economic and trade relations with China.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis has always been the best in his position, leaning towards the position of the West, advocating "decoupling" and maintaining close relations with the Taiwan authorities. However, Lithuania's domestic politics are not entirely dictated by Landsbergis. The current Lithuanian Nauseda is much more moderate in her attitude towards our country, and she advocates improving relations between the two countries and promoting bilateral economic and trade exchanges. As a result, Landsbergis had to act on the instructions of **.
However, this does not mean that Nauseda supports our country. Her main motivation was to improve Lithuania's domestic economic woes. Since our country downgraded its relations with Lithuania to the "chargé d'affaires level", Lithuania's economic development has declined sharply, exports are weak, and it has even been warned by the European Union many times. Since the beginning of this year, Lithuania has gained some benefits through exchanges with China, so it has the idea of improving relations between the two countries.
However, the tough statement made by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis undoubtedly shows that Lithuania does not really want friendly cooperation with our country. His words and actions are all provoking our country and trying to show that Lithuania is strong enough to say no to our country in terms of economy and trade. However, such arrogant and risky behavior is likely to bring greater risks and losses to Lithuania.
As for Lithuania, if they do not recognize their mistakes and do not change their position on the Taiwan issue, relations between China and Lithuania will not be able to really improve. Lithuania needs to understand that provoking China will only put itself in a more passive position. At the same time, the two sides should conduct in-depth consultations and communication, look for win-win cooperation opportunities, build mutual trust and achieve common development.
For our country, we cannot turn a blind eye to Lithuania's provocations, remain vigilant and resolutely defend our core interests. We should have a frank dialogue with Lithuania and clearly express our position and aspirations. At the same time, we should also strengthen cooperation with other European countries and strengthen our influence on Lithuania through multilateral platforms.
In conclusion, the relations between Lithuania and our country cannot be ignored, and despite some positive signs in recent times, differences and contradictions between the two sides remain. We should remain calm and rational and hope that Lithuania will have a clear understanding of the situation, face up to the problem, and take positive measures to improve relations with our country. Only in this way can we truly achieve friendly cooperation and promote common development.