On November 26, the DPP suffered a crushing defeat in the "nine-in-one" election in Taiwan, China. Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation as chairman of the DPP overnight, marking the complete failure of the "anti-China and Taiwan protection card".
November 29, Sun Xiaoya, the so-called "Director" of the so-called "American Association in Taiwan Taipei Office", said at a press conference that all efforts should be made to avoid war.
On November 30, US Commerce Secretary Raymondo said that competing with China is "not easy" and more actions must be taken to fight against China, but she also believes that the two world's largest economies, the United States and China, should not be isolated from each other, and the United States does not seek to "decouple" from China's economy.
Recently, the heads of Chinese and US dollars met in Bali , and China-EU exchanges are also in full swing, and the major EU member states interact frequently with China. German Chancellor Scholz html visited China in early November, European Council Chairman Michel visited China in early December, and French President Macron also plans to start a trip to China in the near future.
As the United States and the European Union began to communicate with China in a more pragmatic manner, the tone of Lithuanian has also changed. Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation, who once made a harsh remark, said that "were not afraid of Chinese sanctions", said recently, "In today's globalized world, all our value chains are intertwined, and it is impossible to completely eliminate China."
When talking about foreign trade, she said that Lithuania's exports to other countries in the Asia-Pacific region will help make up for the losses in Lithuania's trade with China, but in the long run, Lithuania cannot rule out exchanges and cooperation with China, and still hopes that trade with China can be restored.
In recent years, the United States has tried every means to suppress and contain us. It can’t suppress the Chinese economy alone, and has developed traditional ally tactics, trying to boost Europe’s momentum. The Taiwan issue concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, is the core of China's core interests, and is extremely sensitive.
Although major European countries have stood on the United States and have followed the United States to shout about the flag on many issues, they are very cautious on the Taiwan issue and will never express their opinions easily.
The United States needs a "showing bird" that seems to have nothing to do with China to create a momentum for Europe to support the United States. Lithuania, with an area of tens of thousands of square kilometers and a population of less than 2.8 million, is thousands of miles away from China. It has no relationship in history, and has no complaints in the past and has no hatred in recent days. It has been extremely unfriendly to treat China for some time. It has made a lot of words on many sensitive issues, blatantly violated its promise to China, and constantly sending false signals to the "Taiwan independence" stubborn elements.
Lithuania colluded with the DPP authorities, and despite China's repeated solemn warnings, it approved the Taiwan authorities to set up the so-called "Taiwan Representative Office in Lithuania" on November 18 last year. China will never tolerate and tolerate such blatant provocative behavior and respond quickly. It issued a statement on November 21, 2021, deciding to downgrade the diplomatic relations between the two countries to the agency level.
Lithuania still does not repent. In early August this year, relevant officials from the Ministry of Transport and Communications visited Taiwan. In response to such bad provocation, China issued an announcement on August 12 to take sanctions against Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Vaichukweichut, who had been intercepted in Taiwan, and suspend any form of exchanges and cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications; suspend exchanges and cooperation in the field of international road transport.
China is the world's largest commodity trading country. After more than 40 years of rapid development, it has become the main trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions. Without the Lithuanian market, its impact on China is minimal. It has lost the Chinese market and the chain reaction it brought about, which Lithuania did not expect.
According to data from the Lithuanian statistical department, Lithuania's exports to China fell by 67% year-on-year in the first three quarters of this year, only 60.7 million euros; the exports of commodities originating in Lithuania to China fell by 81.5% year-on-year, only 25.7 million euros. In order to avoid potential risks, some European companies chose to move out of Lithuania.
Since the beginning of this year, global inflation has intensified and Europe is facing an energy supply crisis. In October this year, Lithuania's domestic inflation reached 24.1%, more than twice the overall inflation average of the euro area, and economic development is in trouble. The United States and the European Union, which are already struggling with high inflation, are unable to take care of themselves, so there is no surplus food to help Lithuania.
Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. It has belonged to China since ancient times. It has a clear historical context and a solid legal basis. One China principle is a general consensus of the international community and the basis for establishing official exchanges between countries around the world and China. China firmly opposes any official exchanges between any country establishing diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Neutral relationship has fallen into a historical trough, and responsibility is not in place, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. While doing business with China, you will be flirted with the "Taiwan independence" diehards. China will never indulge in the wrong behavior of making a fuss.
Lithuania hopes to resume trade with China. It must adhere to the one-China principle, correct mistakes whenever it knows its mistakes, actively correct them, stop colluding with the DPP authorities, and prove its attitude with practical actions. Only in this way can neutral economy and trade return to the track of healthy development. How can you win the trust of others if you just shout without taking action?
