US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during a telephone conversation with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrid Shimonite said that the United States supports Lithuania in a situation with the pressure of China, the representative of the State Department was on Wednesday.
Blinken noted the concerns that the Customs Authorities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) do not issue Lithuanian goods or cargoes with Lithuanian components, and also reject applications for imports from Lithuania. The Secretary of State stressed that such measures are the form of economic Forcing, “the message says.
The report notes that Blinken’s Secretary of State stressed US support for Lithuania in the face of these actions and confirmed the US commitment to work with like-minded countries to resist the forced diplomatic and economic behavior of the PRC.
also confirmed the importance of durable defense and economic relations of the two countries.
Recall that Lithuania and China are experiencing a crisis of bilateral relations due to the decision of Vilnius to establish connections with Taiwan. In the fall in Vilnius, a representative office of Taiwan was opened, because of which China reduced the level of diplomatic relations with Lithuania, perceiving this step as a “blow to the sovereignty of China”.