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OFFENDED This file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2021 shows the name plaque at the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, Vilnius. China has officially downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania to the ‘charge d’affaires’ level, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, in protest after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius. AFP PHOTO
BEIJING, China: China has officially downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania to the "charge d'affaires" level, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, in protest after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius.