According to the Baltic News Agency and other media reports, two days ago Lithuanian President Nauseda suddenly expressed his "confession" to China in an interview with the program. He said that the so-called establishment of a representative office in the country was a mistake and that it had not fully played its coordinating role. This eventually led to a chill in Lithuanian-Chinese relations, and he himself would have to come forward to solve the problem. But Nauceda added with extra reservations: Lithuania is relying on the EU to solve this problem, and China's behavior is still putting pressure on Lithuania, which is a huge offensive.
Although Lithuania's "apology" (or "confession of error") is very vague, this is indeed the first time Lithuania has relaxed since the coldness of neutral relations. Later, the spokesperson of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs also generously responded that Lithuania realized that mistakes are not only in words, but should also have practical actions. Foreign media have also rushed to report on the matter, and other EU companies have seen the prospect of resolving the situation between the two sides, at least without letting European companies in Lithuania continue to make the difficult decision of "choosing one or the other".
Unexpectedly, after Nauseda ended the program interview, he was immediately attacked by a number of government officials. First of all, the government's real power controller, Prime Minister Jimonit said that he was disappointed in the president's statement, and later Foreign Minister Lands Bergis expressed his dissatisfaction directly, saying that he had talked to the president before making the decision, that the whole thing was planned with Nauseda, including the details, and now Nauzeda's position has suddenly changed inconsistently, which is the most unexpected thing; important parliamentarians of Lithuania's largest party, the Fatherland Alliance, also "followed the trend" and condemned Nauseda, saying that there was no mistake in this matter. The only mistake is that the president should not have made such a statement.
However, the most intense rhetoric was the speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament, Chimilit Nelson, who told everyone that there was nothing wrong with the whole thing, including the opening of a representative office, and naturally there was nothing wrong with it. She blamed Nauseda for "not speaking out before, but waiting until Lithuania was under economic and political pressure to feel that it was wrong to do so", which naturally meant that the president's behavior was not sincere. In short, the attitude of the current real power faction is mostly to disagree with Nauseda's behavior and continue to be tough on China.
And the majority of those who support "reconciling with China" are indeed the civil representatives of Lithuania, not the real power. Including the head of the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, the former President of Lithuania, the leader of the opposition, and others, complained that the government had taken this very unusual step and caused heavy damage to the country's economy; none of them could influence existing policies or change the pattern.
So in a sense, as long as the government is still insisting on maintaining the status quo, their power cannot be challenged until three years after the next election. Despite the latest polls showing that the government's approval rating had fallen to an all-time low of 17.3 percent in December, with less than 20 percent remaining, Prime Minister Harmonit still refused to resign, insisting that "he can shoulder the heavy responsibility himself." One commented: "The probability of seeing Nauseda's attitude actually being implemented is very small, and this is a problem for the whole government, not something that he alone can decide." ”