VILNIUS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The United States rejects attempts by "other countries" to interfere in Lithuania's relationship with Taiwan, U.S. Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya told a news conference in Vilnius on Friday.
China earlier on Friday warned Lithuania it would take "all necessary measures" to safeguard national sovereignty after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy. read more
"We reject attempts of other countries to interfere in Lithuania's sovereign decision to deepen cooperation with Taiwan," Zeya said following a meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
"We reaffirm our support for our valued NATO and EU partner and ally," Zeya said.
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NomarR14 on November 20th, 2021 at 21:53 UTC »
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Lithuania has let Taiwan open a de-facto embassy, which has recieved a lot of pushback from China, who heavily disapproves of thia. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said "Lithuania only has itself to blame, it will have to pay for what it did".
The US has really been ramping up it's efforts to counter China. It will be interesting to see if this may lead other nations to do similar things.
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