China condemned the expulsion of diplomats from Lithuania due to tensions over severed undersea cables and relations with Taiwan. Beijing warns it will take precautions.
China criticized Lithuania’s decision Expulsion of three Chinese diplomats. A Foreign Ministry spokesman described the move as “uncontrolled and provocative” at a time when relations between the two countries are deteriorating further. Beijing’s spokesman accused Lithuania of expelling diplomats and declaring them persona non grata “for no reason,” according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The diplomatic dispute coincides with an investigation into his alleged involvement Chinese ship cuts two submarine cables Data in the Baltic Sea, including one connecting Lithuania and Sweden. The Swedish government requested cooperation from China to determine the cause of the cable break.
Lithuania liquidates Chinese diplomatic mission
Lithuania announced on Friday that it had declared “three unaccredited personnel”. diplomatic mission of china As persona non grata, I order them to leave within a week. The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not provide further details and referred only to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and other international laws. The Baltic nation also said that a decision to have another member of the Chinese diplomatic staff in Lithuania would be decided “in the near future.”
China threatens to take further measures against Lithuania
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman accused Lithuania of “once again taking harmful measures that have further worsened relations.”
“China calls on Lithuania to immediately stop and stop undermining China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” creating difficulties in bilateral relations“The spokesman warned that Beijing reserves the right to take further measures.
New dispute three years after Lithuania opened diplomatic office in Lithuania
No specific reference was made to the Chinese ship in the Baltic. The dispute comes three years after China downgraded diplomatic relations with Lithuania below embassy level in retaliation for Lithuania’s decision to grant permission. Taiwan will open a representative office in Vilnius. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and prohibits other countries from maintaining official relations with the island.
