After the neutrality was provoked, when the Chinese side lowered diplomatic relations, the cubic side only said that "the Chinese side is gambling for a while, it will be fine"; but after the Chinese side tightened the trade between the two sides and let foreign enterprises in China "choose sides" between the Chinese market and Lithuania, Lithuania immediately felt the pressure of reality and immediately knew that it hurt. Therefore, the president changed his speech and said that "it was a mistake to let Taiwan set up an office", followed by the deputy foreign minister who admitted his mistake, and recently another senior Lithuanian official admitted his mistake and sided with the president, and also expressed "worry that foreign investors will run out.". However, if you knew this, why did you have to do it in the first place?
According to the Global Times reported on January 19, Lithuanian Minister of Economy and Innovation Almonet recently publicly stated that he hopes to ease relations with China and is "worried" about the current neutral relationship. The main thrust of Almonet's statement is the same as that of the Lithuanian president and vice foreign minister, who made it clear that it was "a huge mistake" to approve the establishment of a representative office in Lithuania under the name of "Taiwan" because this decision "seriously affected" relations with China, and he stressed that the government did not ask his opinion when making decisions.
After this, although the Lithuanian foreign minister, prime minister and speaker of parliament were still adamant about adhering to the wrong China policy, the deputy foreign minister and other politicians echoed the Lithuanian president's statement that it was necessary to adjust relations with China.
So why did Almonet turn to the president and call for better neutral relations? Almonnett said a very lofty reason, which was "fear that foreign investors have run out of Lithuania", "everyone is worried", "everyone wants to ease relations with China". So, does neutrality have anything to do with the flight of capital from Lithuania? It really matters.
Since the Lithuanian authorities approved the establishment of the so-called "Taiwan Representative Office" by the Taiwan authorities in the territory of the Cube, the Chinese side has taken a series of measures to "correct" the erroneous behavior of the Lithuanian government. For example, the Lithuanian authorities found that the number of containers sent from Chinese mainland to Lithuania was getting smaller and smaller, resulting in the cube can hardly buy Chinese goods, and can only spend 3 times the price to buy similar products from the United States and Europe, which has brought great pressure to the people of the cube.
For example, according to Western media reports, China has made harsh remarks to the outside world, requiring enterprises from all countries to choose between neutral countries, either to choose China's position or to take sides in Lithuania, and to choose China, it must withdraw investment from Lithuania and no longer purchase raw materials and parts in Lithuania, otherwise it will not be able to enter the Chinese market. China is the world's second only market to the United States, and may even replace the United States in the future, so companies from all countries are very wise to inform the Lithuanian government that they are about to withdraw investment or transfer production lines from the country, which is considered to be a broken backbone of Lithuania.
It was after China took a series of "error correction" measures that the Lithuanian president began to "oppose the water", and a series of key government officials such as Lithuania's deputy foreign minister, economy and innovation minister called for improved neutral relations. It was clear that Lithuania could not hold out and began to seek peace with China.
In this regard, the Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that it is good to admit mistakes, but the key is to implement them into action. At present, the Lithuanian government has not yet implemented the action, a very important reason, that is, there is no unified opinion within Lithuania, pro-American and pragmatic factions are still wrestling, but it is almost certain that the pro-American faction will not last long. The reason is simple, the pressure exerted by the Chinese side will be increasing, And Lithuania will undoubtedly pay a huge price if it does not stop from the precipice, and the United States will not be able to take care of Lithuania's interests. It is precisely because of this concern that the Taiwan authorities are like ants on a hot pot, and some people are angry and want to return the lithuanian rum they have purchased, which has to be said to be funny enough.