Lithuania last year allowed Taiwan to set up a “Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania” in Vilnius. Figure: Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Provided (file photo)
Lithuania and my country have set up representative offices in each other, allowing the establishment of a “Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania” in Vilnius in the name of Taiwan, but the Beijing authorities have maliciously retaliated once morest China’s economic suppression measures such as suspending the import of Lithuanian beef. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that Lithuania The application procedures for exporting various agricultural products to Taiwan have been submitted through the embassy, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also assisted in conveying to the competent authority for the import of agricultural products. Taiwan will fully support Lithuania in fighting once morest China’s unreasonable bullying.
The friendly relations between Lithuania and Taiwan have continued to heat up, causing China’s dissatisfaction and imposing a series of diplomatic and economic sanctions. The General Administration of Customs of China announced on the 9th that it would suspend the acceptance of Lithuanian beef import declarations. Chen Liguo, the European Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press conference on the 15th that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noticed that Lithuanian beef has been suppressed by China. , disrupting the international economic and trade order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately condemned it.
Regarding whether the agricultural products Lithuania applied for exporting to Taiwan refer to beef, Chen Liguo explained that the agricultural products Lithuania applied for exporting to Taiwan included the products that were “suppressed by China due to their political stance”. The committee and the Ministry of Health and Welfare are still in the application process, involving details such as items and manufacturers, and can only be explained to the public following they have passed the review.
As for whether Taiwan will take concrete actions to support Lithuania in the same way as it imports Lithuanian rum, Chen Liguo pointed out that Lithuania has submitted applications for various types of agricultural products to Taiwan through the station. Further announcements will be made. We will continue to cooperate with global democracies to jointly strengthen the security of international supply chains.