The Russian newspaper asked: Where else will lithuania be "deleted" Chinese?

On December 5, the Russian newspaper Viewpoint published an article entitled "Lithuania becomes an experimental guinea pig in China" by Valentin Zhukov. The full text is excerpted below:

Lithuanian politicians reacted differently to speculation that Chinese customs had "deleted" Lithuania from its own digital registry.

Some people pretend to be calm. Lithuanian Finance Minister Gintary Skester, for example, said the country's economy would not suffer any particularly serious losses. But let's not forget that Vilnius made a major plan for China a few years ago, hoping to gain exponential benefits from cooperation with China.

Lithuanian economist Alexander Izgorokin recently said that China is Lithuania's seventh-largest trading partner. "Lithuania is interested in China's imports and exports," he said. The total trade volume is about 1.5 billion euros. China sold goods worth 1.2 billion euros, Lithuania exported 300 million euros of goods... But buying the same goods from a third country, such as Germany or Poland, requires overpayment. ”

Economist Marius Dubnikovas said that if china is not cooperated, it will cost a lot more to promote 5G and other technological innovations and replace components of Existing Chinese high-tech systems in Lithuania.

On November 24, 2021, local time, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landz Bergis was interviewed by Agence France-Presse in Washington, D.C., USA. (People's Vision)

Some people can't hide their frustration. Lithuanian President Ghitas Nauseda "deplored" the recent actions of China Customs. Economy Minister Auslin Almonette suggested seeking mediation from the EU. Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landzbergis has publicly stated that Vilnius looks forward to the help of other EU countries.

Some Lithuanian politicians do not expect Brussels to mediate, but instead try to organize their own dialogue with Chinese. As a result of China's recall of its ambassador to Lithuania a few months ago, a group of Lithuanian parliamentarians met with Qu Baihua, China's chargé d'affaires a.i. in Lithuania. Former Lithuanian Prime Minister Al gildas Butkovycius (a member of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party and now an opposition party) attended the meeting. He is frankly feeling very sad now.

Lithuania did a great deal of work during butkvicius' tenure as prime minister (December 2012 to December 2016) with a view to joining the Belt and Road Initiative and sharing China's big cake of cross-border transport. The two countries signed a series of memorandums of understanding, and official delegations exchanged visits continuously.

In 2018, Boutekwachius, who is no longer prime minister, complained that Vilnius was not developing enough of China's transit freight. Three years later, in August 2021, the cube was ruined: Vilnius announced its intention to open a so-called "Taiwan representative office" in its home country, and in response, Beijing no longer let the China-Europe train stop in the Baltic state. Chinese no longer import Lithuanian timber, grain and dairy products.

Vilnius can be described as reckless and obstinate, and the "Taiwan Representative Office" has been listed there. As a result, chinese goods re-transit through Lithuania and hopes of growth were dashed.

What frustrates Lithuania most is that the transit fees that could have fit into its pockets will fall into the pockets of its neighbor, Belarus, which has recently been on the same footing. China has called Belarus an important platform on the Silk Road, and the two countries initially hatched nearly 90 joint investment projects.

In short, Lithuania not only lost the opportunity to trade with China, but also lost the fragrant food of transit transportation, but it is still stubborn. Not long ago, a delegation of parliamentarians from the three Baltic countries made a surprise visit to Taiwan.

The Belarusian political scientist Yuri Shevtsov writes that the follow-up to the fact that Lithuanian goods could not be cleared Chinese mainland is worth paying attention to. "Will Lithuania and its economic entities be completely shut out by China's global economic entities," he said. Where else will Chinese 'delete' Lithuania? How will this affect ordinary Lithuanians? Is it impossible for individuals to complete customs clearance of goods? What rights and interests will they lose in China's 'ecosystem'? ”

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