China downgrades ties with Lithuania

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 22, 2021 12:17 am

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.

Lithuania's allowing Taipei to formally open an office using the name Taiwan was a significant diplomatic departure that defied a pressure campaign by Beijing, which tries to keep Taiwan isolated on the global stage.

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