Unease over doing business with China extending to the Baltic states. Lithuania’s foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis says two years after a major run-in companies in his nation are still concerned about trading with Beijing. In 2021, Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de-facto embassy on its soil called a Taiwanese representative office. The Chinese Communist […]
Are Beijing’s pandemic-era restrictions returning to China? We take a look at what’s driving the concern, details on the current outbreak, and why some Chinese residents want to flee the country. China-made batteries are ousted from a U.S. military base. Why do senators say the devices could threaten national security? The final Republicans are vying […]
This episode focuses on the pursuit of freedom. Dmitriy Chebotarev of the Lincoln Club of Orange County, Calif., discusses the need for Democrats and Republicans to find a balance in government on key issues like human trafficking and the supply chain for critical components. Then, Lithuanian-born singer/songwriter Simona Smirnova shares both her music and her […]
VILNIUS, Lithuania—President Joe Biden delivered a speech on July 12 following the conclusion of a two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, seeking to convey a clear message to Russia that the alliance’s commitment to Ukraine “will not falter.” “The defense of freedom is not the work of a day or a year. It’s the calling of […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Republican lawmakers took the opportunity to grill him on concerns about alleged politicization in the agency. President Joe Biden vowed that the United States will not waver in his final speech in Lithuania. What was his message about Ukraine, the world, and […]
VILNIUS, Lithuania—U.S. President Joe Biden begins his meetings with world leaders on Tuesday at a “consequential” North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. “This is a historic moment,” Biden told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting. “We’re looking for a continued united NATO,” Mr. Biden said, adding that Russian President Vladimir […]
There might be a policy shift in Central and Eastern Europe regarding China and Taiwan in the past few years. While China lost influence in the region, Taiwan expanded ties with countries such as Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. What is behind China’s declining role in Central and Eastern Europe? What factors have […]
Taiwan parliament speaker You Si-Kun made a visit to Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, on July 22. He wants to ensure that investment and trade agreements made with Lithuania take effect. The Chinese embassy in Vilnius condemned the visit, but Taiwan officials appeared to pay little mind.
Russia is warning of consequences over what it calls an illegal blockade of a Russian outpost on the Baltic Sea, the latest stand-off with Russia over sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine. Lithuania has shut the route for basic goods, which it says is required to do under EU sanctions. Reporting by Anna Rodriguez
Lithuania has stopped all Russian gas imports, becoming the first country in the European Union to do so. The country’s gas transmission system has been operating without Russian gas imports since the start of the month, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry stated on April 2. Minister of Energy Dainius Kreivys said that Lithuania is the first EU […]
Beijing’s retaliation against Lithuania seems to unite more and more democratic countries to stand up to the communist regime. Taiwan said Tuesday, it is backing the European Union in filing a trade case against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The U.S. and Australia are also on the side of the European Union.
BEIJING—China has suspended imports of beef from Lithuania since Wednesday, the General Administration of Customs said, amid a growing trade spat with the Baltic nation and its Western allies that is centered on Chinese-claimed Taiwan. Customs did not give a reason for the suspension. The agency typically halts importing of meat if the exporting nation […]
Australia and Lithuania are calling on like-minded countries to join forces against economic coercion from Beijing. Foreign ministers from the two countries met on Wednesday, and they agreed to increase cooperation on strategic challenges.
The European Union is launching a World Trade Organization case against China for what it calls “discriminatory trade practices” against Lithuania. The EU says China has used coercive measures after Beijing blocked goods not only from the Baltic state but also from companies in other EU countries that use Lithuanian components. This comes after Lithuania deepened ties with Taiwan.
Beijing says it is “deeply shocked” by Slovenia’s new plans with Taiwan. That’s the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s response on Wednesday after the European country’s prime minister said in an interview Monday, that he’s eyeing plans to open a Taiwanese representative office in Slovenia—a move similar to Lithuania.
