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There is no proof that Russian or Chinese vessels deliberately damaged subsea communication and power cables in the Baltic Sea in recent months, says Director of Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) Darius Jauniškis.

Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis believes that Lithuania and China should restore diplomatic ties and both countries should be represented by ambassadors rather than by chargés d’affaires.

Let us admit – Donald Trump is unrivalled as political survivor and trickster. There is only one world leader about whom Baltic opinions have any relevance – Vladimir Putin. Our anticipation about our tyrant neighbor was proved most adequate. When it comes to Donald Trump, Baltic distant and calm ob...

Beijing hopes to restore diplomatic relations with Lithuania respecting the "One China" policy, according to a statement issued by Fang Mei, counsellor of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU), on Friday.

There are no "indications" that bilateral ties between Lithuania and China could change for the better or worse, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has said.

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said it would be an "enormous mistake" if his country’s new government changed the name of Taiwan’s representative office in Vilnius, under pressure from China, reports Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA).

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Kęstutis Budrys, who is paying a working visit to Estonia, said at a press conference on Friday that Lithuania hopes to normalise relations with China. According to him, Lithuania would like China to reinstate diplomatic representation to the ambassadorial le...

Incoming Social Democratic Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas claims that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had not informed him about the decision to expel three employees of the Office of the Chargé d’Affaires of China in Lithuania who have been declared personae non gratae.

President Gitanas Nausėda supports the upcoming Government’s strive to normalise diplomatic ties between Lithuania and China after a spat over the opening of the Taiwanese Representative Office several years earlier.

Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement in view of the „Common Understandings between China and Brazil on Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis“ presented in the letter dated 25 July 2024 from the Permanent Representatives of Brazil and China to the United Nations addressed to the s...

Taiwan is an indispensable partner in global supply chains, producing more than 90 percent of the world’s high-end semiconductors and a significant portion of the advanced chips that are driving the AI revolution. Moreover, half of the world’s seaborne trade passes through the Taiwan Strait, making ...

The US has approved its 15th arms sale to Taiwan with the delivery of new drones anticipated by 2025, Radio Taiwan reports.

Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Friday in Kyviškės Aerodrome attended the Drone Day 2024, a defence industry event. The minister revealed that Lithuanian drone manufacturers in several months are expected to completely phase out Chinese componen...

A video showing eggs made from plastic has been going viral on social media. Those who shared the video claim that China aims at flooding the food market with fake eggs. „Lie Detector“ explains why this is not true.

On Friday in Vilnius, approximately a dozen demonstrators participated in a picket outside the Embassy of China in support of Tibet, and drew attention to the deteriorating human rights situation in that region.

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The Office of the Chargé d’Affaires of the People's Republic of China has resumed issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens, the news agency ELTA has learned from Lithuanian foreign minister’s spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis does not rule out that China stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens in retaliation for a parliamentary delegation visiting Taiwan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabrielius Landsbergis has confirmed that the Chinese representation stopped issuing visas to Lithuanian citizens on Wednesday, 24 January.

On Monday, President Gitanas Nausėda claimed that some politicians have been inconsistent in their policies concerning China, yet Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis disputed this and stressed that Lithuania’s position in relations with China has not changed.