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Recently, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis delivered a fiery speech at a meeting of EU foreign ministers, accusing China of exerting diplomatic pressure on Lithuania and limiting the possibilities for two-way travel and diplomatic action. He called such restrictions "diplomatic violence" and called on the EU not to abandon its support for Lithuania. The diplomatic contradiction between Lithuania and China is that the Lithuanian side allowed Taiwan to set up a so-called "representative office" despite China's opposition. The Chinese side immediately lowered the level of diplomatic relations with Lithuania and adopted a series of economic and trade restrictions on Lithuania. After the EU intervened, it once filed a lawsuit against China at the WTO, but eventually gave up. This article will discuss this issue and provide an analysis of Lithuania's actions.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis told ** on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Ministers' Meeting that China is exerting diplomatic pressure on Lithuania, limiting the possibility of two-way travel and diplomatic action, and described such restrictions as "diplomatic violence". The Lithuanian side is helpless about this, since China has lowered the level of diplomatic relations with Lithuania and even stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens. The diplomatic contradictions between Lithuania and China stem from Lithuania's decision to allow Taiwan to set up a so-called "representative office" despite China's opposition. China has expressed strong dissatisfaction with this and has responded by lowering the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
As a small country, Lithuania is indeed difficult to cope with in the face of diplomatic pressure from a large country like China. Lithuania is worried about being marginalized by China, and in the current international situation, it hopes to receive the support and attention of the European Union. Therefore, Landsbergis's statement can be interpreted as an appeal to the foreign ministers of other EU countries to take the situation of Lithuania into account when discussing the EU's foreign relations policy.
Lithuania's aggressive actions on the Taiwan issue have triggered diplomatic contradictions with China, and have extended to the economic and trade level. Lithuania allowed Taiwan to set up a so-called "representative office" despite China's opposition, which seriously touched China's bottom line. China responded by reducing the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries and restricting economic and trade exchanges with Lithuania. Lithuania is also interested in China.
Against this background, the EU intervened and filed a lawsuit against China at the WTO, and requested the WTO to set up an expert group to resolve Lithuania's dispute with China. However, after more than a year, the EU finally dropped its support for Lithuania. According to reports, the European Union suspended the dispute with China in the world's leading organizations for "technical reasons". As a result of this action, Lithuania could not help but worry about whether it would become a "victim" of the EU in improving relations with China.
Lithuania's actions on this issue can be described as very aggressive and aggressive, and if it is openly hostile to a big country like China, not only will it not get the full support of the EU, but it may be abandoned by the EU. Lithuania did not see the overall trend clearly and did not realize that the relationship between the EU and China is relatively tense. The EU has recently made many big moves in the Sino-European front, which has caused concern about the Sino-European war. Faced with the threat of possible countermeasures by China against EU products, the EU has to tread cautiously to avoid excessively aggravating relations with China.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landsbergis' statement was seen as a shout-out to the foreign ministers of other EU countries present, hoping that they would take into account the current situation in Lithuania. Lithuania fears that it will be abandoned by the EU and does not want to become a "victim" of the EU's efforts to improve relations with China. Therefore, Landsbergis very much hopes that the EU will continue to support Lithuania, especially in countering China's diplomatic and economic pressure.
However, Lithuania's expectations may be too idealistic. As a small country, it is difficult for Lithuania to stand up to a large country like China. Under pressure from China and the EU, the EU may need to make trade-offs between its relations with China and Lithuania. If the EU needs to make compromises in maintaining economic and trade relations with China, then Lithuania may be sacrificed by the EU. Lithuania's over-reliance on EU support and its desire for the EU to be more assertive in its confrontation with China could put Lithuania in a more passive position.
After analysis, we can see that Landsbergis's statement is actually an appeal to the foreign ministers of other EU countries present to take into account the current situation in Lithuania. Lithuania fears that it will be abandoned by the EU, but also hopes that the EU will be more resolute in countering China's diplomatic and economic pressure. However, Lithuania is too dependent on the support of the EU, and its expectations of the EU may be too idealistic. In the complex context of China-EU relations, it is impossible for the EU to unconditionally support Lithuania, but may need to make trade-offs between relations with China and the Lithuanian issue. Against this background, Lithuania should assess the situation, handle its relations with China more rationally, and seek cooperation with other countries to ensure its own interests and status.
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