Nov 22, 2021 08:22 PM

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China Could Sever Ties With Lithuania Over Taiwan Issue, Experts Warn

By Wang Xintong

A pedestrian passes by the headquarters of China’s Foreign Ministry in Beijing in November 2018. Photo: IC Photo

A pedestrian passes by the headquarters of China’s Foreign Ministry in Beijing in November 2018. Photo: IC Photo

Chinese experts have warned that China could completely sever diplomatic ties with Lithuania if the European country continues to “act arbitrarily” on the Taiwan issue.

On Sunday, the foreign ministry announced that China has downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic nation of 2.8 million people to the “chargé d’affaires level” after “the political foundation for an ambassadorial-level diplomatic relationship has been damaged by Lithuania.”

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