According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on December 7, The president of the Federation of Lithuanian Industrialists, Chardas Satatha maintenance, said on Tuesday that Lithuania has now returned to the Chinese customs system, and several companies have shipped goods to China and are expected to be able to clear customs smoothly and enter the Chinese market, but Chardas stressed that this good luck is "not clear how long it will last."
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported on December 3, Lithuanian exporters reported to their own government that Lithuania's exports to China cannot be cleared and unloaded at Chinese ports, for the simple reason that Lithuania cannot be found in China's customs system, and Lithuania is obviously "excluded" from the customs system by China. After receiving complaints from exporters, the Lithuanian government reacted quickly, saying on the one hand that they "know" and "understand that Lithuanian products have encountered obstacles to enterIng China"; on the other hand, they also actively contact the European Commission to "understand the EU's reaction".
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Landz Bergis also told the media that China's use of the customs system to impose sanctions on Lithuania is "an unprecedented situation" and that Lithuania itself "cannot carry out retaliation", Lithuania's customs system has long been integrated into the European Union and supervised by the European Commission, and he said he would "seek EU support" on this matter. The US "politician" news network reported on the 6th that Lithuania sent a letter to the European Union, binding it with "THE EU (must) unite as one", asking the EU to "take a strong response" to China, take the lead for Lithuania, and solve the problem of blockages in exports to China.
Earlier, the "sharp edge" has pointed out that the EU "will definitely" help Lithuania, after all, Lithuania is a member of the EU, and the EU must ensure "internal unity". Indeed, The president of the Federation of Lithuanian Industrialists, Chardas, told the media that China's sudden change in decision to reintegrate Lithuania into the customs system "is likely influenced by the efforts of the European Commission." So how did the EU get Lithuania back into China's customs system? According to the Observer Network reported on December 7, after Lithuania sent a letter asking for help, the European Union launched a draft to try to deter China.
On the one hand, the EU has consulted with China on the obstruction of Lithuania's exports to China, and on the other hand, the EU has threatened to launch a so-called "anti-coercion" draft soon, targeting countries that threaten EU membership. It is reported that this draft was originally prepared by the European Union for a trade war with the Trump administration, and after Biden took office, the US-EU relationship was repaired and is now used against China. The draft claims that certain countries will be subject to "a series of penalties" if they attempt to threaten the "legitimate sovereign choice" of EU member states through trade measures.
These penalties include, but are not limited to, "tariff increases", the implementation of trading licenses and the suspension of investment market access, etc., and those "enterprises involved in coercion" may be "prohibited from purchasing EU goods" or even excluded from some EU industries, and "will also face obstacles" when entering the EU market. While sacrificing this "great weapon", the EU has repeatedly said that the draft is "only a deterrent" and "a last resort when all efforts are unsuccessful". Apparently, the EU's tough stance has allowed Lithuania to return to the Chinese customs system.
However, although the Chinese customs re-added Lithuania to the system, more and more Chinese businessmen chose to refuse to renew the new cooperation contract with the Lithuanian side. For example, a set of high-tech goods produced by a Lithuanian company could not be sent to China because of the "political situation", and even a French garment company was rejected by Chinese merchants because the origin of the clothes was in Lithuania. This shows that Lithuania's political instability has scared off most Chinese businessmen.