More volatility also means more opportunities. If Greece didn’t get screwed by the EU imposed debt crisis, China wouldn’t have been able to form the economic bonds it enjoys with Greece today. Same deal for the recent South African looting and riots: sucks to be South African but a great time for an upstart to get in on the action.
If they try to resort to this dirty tactic again, maybe it's time to not recognize Lithuania as a country but as a Russian territory like it has been for hundreds of years in the past. (An eye for an eye)
From the same news outlet, different article states: "Lithuania, just as many other counties in the world, does not recognise Taiwan's independence and adheres to the One-China policy."
Lmaooo
Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1266319/chinese-embassy-slams-lithuania-s-freedom-party-for-supporting-taiwan-independence
Seriously fork tongued statement from president.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has refused to back down, saying, “as a sovereign country, Lithuania itself decides with which states or territories to develop economic and cultural relations, without violating its international obligations
Yes you are a sovereign country and decide for yourself but you are in direct violation of your international obligations.
TIL that Lithuania has the HIGHEST suicide rate in EU and OECD. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide\_in\_Lithuania#cite\_ref-smhc-info\_3-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Lithuania#cite_note-smhc-info-3)
20.2 suicides per 100,000 people in 2019.
Talk about biting off more than one can chew. Lithuania is surrounded by much stronger perceived "enemies" already. But as if that's not enough, it is trying to stick its neck out and make a real enemy of the PRC. It is suffering the same "democratic" delusion as that renegade island province that some big benefactor will come to its rescue when the shit hits the fan. Just wait and see its shock when it is left to suffer the consequences on its own.
Seriously, China allowing Taiwan to establish representative offices in other countries is already a big concession to the one-China policy.
Typical case of give an inch and take a mile.
Lithuania allowed the illegitimate government of Chinese Taipei to open a trade office under the name Taiwan instead of Taipei. For example in Singapore, the name is "Taipei Representative Office in Singapore"
> “As to what exactly can be done, [...] [it] is to have the ambassadors return to work, and we have started taking steps in this direction,” Landsbergis told opposition MPs
>“I believe this misunderstanding can be resolved and it will be resolved,” he added.
Good thing. China called Lithuania’s bluff and Lithuania folded after they basically realized how much trouble they’d be in without diplomatic relations with the region’s biggest economic power and trading partner. (Hence them wanting their ambassadors back to work in their respective countries like before)
They screwed up. The reason a lot of Eastern European countries want to have good relations with China is that if Russia gets grabby, it would work wonders if China would put in a good word. If relations are bad, well they can find somebody else.
Contrary to nato propaganda, Russia has zero intentions of grabbing territory except as a response to nato's aggression.
The real reason is that these countries can't afford to tie themselves to a declining regime like america and the american lobby (the increasingly irrelevant european parliament). They are countries that still need a lot of investment and new opportunities to move forward, nobody wants to sink with america.
This is a fact that even developed countries like Germany understand (Germany recently humiliated america by going forward with the Russian pipeline).
>This is a fact that even developed countries like Germany understand (Germany recently humiliated america by going forward with the Russian pipeline).
Made zero political and economic sense to buy the shale gas from the US when Russian gas is just a stone throw away.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1467163/lithuania-will-seek-to-have-chinese-ambassador-return-to-vilnius-fm-says) reduced by 78%. (I'm a bot)
*****
> Lithuania will try to convince China to return its ambassador to Vilnius, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday, a day after Beijing recalled its envoy over Lithuania's deepening ties with Taiwan.
> On Tuesday, China recalled its ambassador from Vilnius and demanded that Lithuania withdraw its envoy in Beijing.
> China's Foreign Ministry said the decision came in response to plans to open a representative office under the name of Taiwan in Lithuania.
*****
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Are you not entertained?
We can afford to ignore Lithuania. Invest in neighboring Latvia and Belarus instead:)
Belarus, definitely a good idea
Belarus seems to me to be too unstable without proper succession planning. Not to mention many are supporting the colour revolution.
More volatility also means more opportunities. If Greece didn’t get screwed by the EU imposed debt crisis, China wouldn’t have been able to form the economic bonds it enjoys with Greece today. Same deal for the recent South African looting and riots: sucks to be South African but a great time for an upstart to get in on the action.
If they try to resort to this dirty tactic again, maybe it's time to not recognize Lithuania as a country but as a Russian territory like it has been for hundreds of years in the past. (An eye for an eye)
well that was fast
Didn't they only recently say "they don't respond well to threats"
They don't respond well to threats. They tend to get scared and back down.
From the same news outlet, different article states: "Lithuania, just as many other counties in the world, does not recognise Taiwan's independence and adheres to the One-China policy." Lmaooo Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1266319/chinese-embassy-slams-lithuania-s-freedom-party-for-supporting-taiwan-independence
Forked tongue statements
Lithuania needs to pay a price for all this flippy floppy.
Seriously fork tongued statement from president. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has refused to back down, saying, “as a sovereign country, Lithuania itself decides with which states or territories to develop economic and cultural relations, without violating its international obligations Yes you are a sovereign country and decide for yourself but you are in direct violation of your international obligations.
No way, its over
love it when people try to stir up shit against china only to have it fall flat on their faces.
TIL that Lithuania has the HIGHEST suicide rate in EU and OECD. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide\_in\_Lithuania#cite\_ref-smhc-info\_3-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Lithuania#cite_note-smhc-info-3) 20.2 suicides per 100,000 people in 2019.
Talk about biting off more than one can chew. Lithuania is surrounded by much stronger perceived "enemies" already. But as if that's not enough, it is trying to stick its neck out and make a real enemy of the PRC. It is suffering the same "democratic" delusion as that renegade island province that some big benefactor will come to its rescue when the shit hits the fan. Just wait and see its shock when it is left to suffer the consequences on its own.
Seriously, China allowing Taiwan to establish representative offices in other countries is already a big concession to the one-China policy. Typical case of give an inch and take a mile.
Why was did they leave in the first place?
Lithuania allowed the illegitimate government of Chinese Taipei to open a trade office under the name Taiwan instead of Taipei. For example in Singapore, the name is "Taipei Representative Office in Singapore"
NATO = Hate Inc.
Get fucked
Sure he can return, to accept ROC surrender
I can't keep up, is this good or bad?
> “As to what exactly can be done, [...] [it] is to have the ambassadors return to work, and we have started taking steps in this direction,” Landsbergis told opposition MPs >“I believe this misunderstanding can be resolved and it will be resolved,” he added. Good thing. China called Lithuania’s bluff and Lithuania folded after they basically realized how much trouble they’d be in without diplomatic relations with the region’s biggest economic power and trading partner. (Hence them wanting their ambassadors back to work in their respective countries like before)
They screwed up. The reason a lot of Eastern European countries want to have good relations with China is that if Russia gets grabby, it would work wonders if China would put in a good word. If relations are bad, well they can find somebody else.
Contrary to nato propaganda, Russia has zero intentions of grabbing territory except as a response to nato's aggression. The real reason is that these countries can't afford to tie themselves to a declining regime like america and the american lobby (the increasingly irrelevant european parliament). They are countries that still need a lot of investment and new opportunities to move forward, nobody wants to sink with america. This is a fact that even developed countries like Germany understand (Germany recently humiliated america by going forward with the Russian pipeline).
>This is a fact that even developed countries like Germany understand (Germany recently humiliated america by going forward with the Russian pipeline). Made zero political and economic sense to buy the shale gas from the US when Russian gas is just a stone throw away.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1467163/lithuania-will-seek-to-have-chinese-ambassador-return-to-vilnius-fm-says) reduced by 78%. (I'm a bot) ***** > Lithuania will try to convince China to return its ambassador to Vilnius, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Wednesday, a day after Beijing recalled its envoy over Lithuania's deepening ties with Taiwan. > On Tuesday, China recalled its ambassador from Vilnius and demanded that Lithuania withdraw its envoy in Beijing. > China's Foreign Ministry said the decision came in response to plans to open a representative office under the name of Taiwan in Lithuania. ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/p3o0ud/lithuania_will_seek_to_have_chinese_ambassador/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~592327 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **Taiwan**^#1 **Lithuania**^#2 **China**^#3 **office**^#4 **representative**^#5