Lithuania has faced retaliation from China over Taiwan, facing import discrimination after allowing Taipei to open a trade office in the city of Vilnius.
just a week ago, we think that while we talk about reinforcement of [the] eastern flank, first of all, it has to be better air defense, better missile defense, because we believe that it would be … the first line of defense."
But as significant a threat as Russia presents, Lithuania also has its eye on other countries that aim toLithuania already found itself in trouble with China after allowing Taiwan to open a trade office in Vilnius, prompting Beijing to downgrade diplomatic ties with the European nation, including alleged discriminatory trade practices.
"We were forced to adapt to very, very harsh measures imposed on us by the PRC, and in many cases, our businesses adapted, finding new suppliers, new supply chains and building more resilience in case these sorts of actions were to be repeated against us in the future."
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