FM: Taiwan Doesn't Object to Lithuania Restoring Ties With China

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Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung says the country doesn't oppose Lithuania restoring ties with China. A new government in Lithuania formed after recent elections plans to restore ties with China while scaling back engagement with Taiwan.

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00:00Taiwan's foreign minister says the country does not oppose Lithuania's decision to restore

00:06diplomatic ties with China.

00:08If China is willing to come back and develop normal relations with Lithuania, we will not

00:12sanction them again.

00:13Basically, we are not against it.

00:15So, the relationship between China and Lithuania is two different things.

00:19It can be developed at the same time.

00:21It's a win-win situation.

00:23Lithuania held its parliamentary elections last month.

00:27President Xi Jinping talked to Paul Lukas as its next prime minister.

00:30Paul Lukas recently said in an interview that Lithuania will restore ties with China.

00:36Relations suffered after Velnius allowed Taipei to change the name of its representative office

00:41nearly three years ago to include the word Taiwanese.

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