> Nearly two thirds of the public do not support Lithuania’s current policy on China, a survey commissioned by the Foreign Ministry shows. However, the foreign minister insists the government’s China policy is what it has always been.
> Relations between Vilnius and Beijing soured last year after Lithuania opened a Taiwanese representative office. China has been arguing that the name “Taiwanese”, rather than “Taipei’s”, violates the One China policy. Beijing has also subjected Lithuania to undeclared trade sanctions.
> The survey, conducted on December 10-18, asked respondents, among other questions, how they viewed Lithuania’s policy on China. Only 13 percent said they supported it, while 60 percent had a negative opinion.
> In general, public trust in Lithuania’s foreign policy stands at 30 percent, according to the survey results announced on Tuesday, while 47 percent said they did not trust it.
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> Nearly two thirds of the public do not support Lithuania’s current policy on China, a survey commissioned by the Foreign Ministry shows. However, the foreign minister insists the government’s China policy is what it has always been.
> Relations between Vilnius and Beijing soured last year after Lithuania opened a Taiwanese representative office. China has been arguing that the name “Taiwanese”, rather than “Taipei’s”, violates the One China policy. Beijing has also subjected Lithuania to undeclared trade sanctions.
> The survey, conducted on December 10-18, asked respondents, among other questions, how they viewed Lithuania’s policy on China. Only 13 percent said they supported it, while 60 percent had a negative opinion.
> In general, public trust in Lithuania’s foreign policy stands at 30 percent, according to the survey results announced on Tuesday, while 47 percent said they did not trust it.
Damn chinese propaganda made it to r/europe
Failure