The small country's decision to stand up to China is now reverberating across Europe.
Eric Huang (third from right), newly appointed director to Lithuania's newly established Taiwan Representative Office, poses with staffers outside the office in Vilinius, Lithuania, November 2021. Credit: Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
What started as a diplomatic spat between China and Lithuania over the status of Taiwan is now creating economic tension across the European Union, providing a test for the region’s leaders of their ability to stand up to the world’s second-largest economy.
Lithuania, a northern European country with a population under 3 million, sparked a row with China last March when it announced plans to establish a Taiwanese Representative Office — a de facto embassy — in its capital, Vilnius. Th
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