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On 7 May, in order to show goodwill to China, the Lithuanian president proposed to change the name of the so-called "Taiwan Representative Office" previously set up by the Taiwan authorities in Lithuania.
However, an interesting point is that the Taiwan side seems to have had a great reaction to Lithuania's remarks, and judging from the statements made by the Taiwan side, their remarks after the incident seem to be trying to explain the real reason for Lithuania's remarks.
So, what is the view of the Taiwan authorities on this?
Lithuania took the initiative to show goodwill to China
On 7 May, according to a report by the Lithuanian National Radio and Television Station, Lithuanian President Nauseda unexpectedly underwent a dramatic change in his attitude toward China, and he openly stated in front of the media that he would change the name of the Taiwan representative office set up by the Taiwan authorities in Lithuania.
His words shocked everyone present, and he quickly stated the reason for the decision, saying that it was done to stabilize relations between Lithuania and Chinese mainland.
Nauseda went on to say that although our country in principle welcomes the establishment of a so-called representative office in Lithuania by Taiwan, we also believe that respect for Chinese mainland should be emphasized, and our experts believe that the name of the representative office is not secure and should be changed.
Although the meaning of Nauseda's words is more tactful, the meaning conveyed is that Lithuania refuses to establish a representative office in Lithuania for Taiwan, believing that it is not safe, and the request to change the name is also for the purpose of normalizing relations with Chinese mainland, which undoubtedly surprises the Taiwan authorities.
But what's the use of them not accepting it? After all, Nauseda is now running for president of the country, and in order to gain more popular support, it is natural to have good relations with the world's powers.
Since the establishment of the office in 2021, Lithuania has been severely condemned by the Chinese side, which undoubtedly violates the one-China principle and aims to separate Taiwan, which is undoubtedly a naked challenge to China's sovereign rights and interests.
It is a pity that no matter how we protest and make repeated representations, Lithuania is still unmoved and still allows the Taiwan authorities to set up an office.
Lithuania originally thought that it would be able to get some benefits from the United States through this incident, but unfortunately it played a good calculation, but in fact, the benefits from the United States did not satisfy them.
Lithuania is now well aware of the close trade between Europe and China, especially since many European countries have benefited greatly from the opening of the China-Europe railway and the Silk Road.
After all, China is now the world's second largest economy, second only to the United States, so it will naturally find a way to ease relations with China, and this upcoming presidential election is naturally a good opportunity.
Source: Observer Network's report on May 9, 2024 about the Lithuanian president's proposal to change the name of the "Taiwan Representative Office" "to stabilize relations with China".
Taiwan's response
Regarding the issue of Taiwan's representative office, in fact, there was already a lot of dispute in 2021, when Lithuania had just agreed to the name "Taiwan" as the name of the office by the Taiwan authorities.
However, at that time, Lithuania actually hyped up the issue of Taiwan, in other words, in fact, the relationship between Lithuania and Taiwan was very complicated, at least in the early days, the relationship between the two sides was still very good.
It's just that with the progress of diplomacy between countries, Lithuania has slowly realized that the choice it made was actually wrong, but it was too late to react to this at this time.
What's more, at a very early stage, the Chinese side actually gave Lithuania a chance, but they did not seize this good opportunity, but still went their own way.
Later, it is obviously too late for Lithuania to solve this problem, after all, you have done everything, the key is that you have stepped on the thunder point of others, and it is good to say that you really endure this kind of problem, and you are more or less greedy to expect other people's understanding.
In fact, the Chinese side reacted to this at that time, such as announcing the downgrading of diplomatic relations between the two countries, but at that time, Lithuania still had a backer, which led to the other side really not caring much about China's sanctions.
However, in the later period, Lithuania realized that China's existence was still very important, so it immediately chose to take refuge in China, while Taiwan was abandoned.
In the face of this situation, the Taiwan side has more or less lost face, so after Lithuania issued a statement, Taiwan suddenly couldn't sit still and hurriedly spoke out on the international stage.
The Taiwan side has made accusations against Lithuania, reprimanding the other side for its inconsistent statements and repeated changes, and in addition to the accusations, the Taiwan side has obviously not given up the idea of keeping the office under its original name.
It claimed that the name of the representative office was the result of an agreement, and that even if the name was to be changed, it should not be decided by Lithuania alone, but by both parties after deliberation.
The Taiwan side even took up the presidential election to talk about it, claiming that the reason why the other side made this change was entirely because it was influenced by the presidential election, and even said that Lithuania is a non-presidential state and will not form a new government until after the parliamentary election.
The meaning of this is not to say, what you say does not count, I don't admit it, and the current prime minister of Lithuania also spoke out in this turmoil, claiming that Lithuania's improper behavior will affect the country's reputation, I have to say that her statement is indeed clever, which not only stabilizes Taiwan's side but also suppresses competitors.
Source: Observer Network's report on May 10, 2024 on "stabilizing relations with China", the Lithuanian president proposed to change the name
The attitude of other countries towards Taiwan
Since the outbreak of the conflict between neutrals, in fact, many countries have been watching the direction of the wind, and in 22 years, there have been some countries with bad intentions who have also been crazy to lead the rhythm here.
Indian TV interviewed Slovenian Prime Minister Janša, this time with Indian state media, and it can be said that the question they want to ask is representative of the attitude of the Indian government.
In this interview, India first asked questions about Taiwan and Lithuania and asked him what he thinks, and I have to say that India's behavior is very insidious, and if this is not answered well, it is very likely to offend China.
But fortunately, the level of Yangsha's answer is still very high, he said that he respects the sovereignty of the Taiwan people, whether it is Taiwan's return or independence, he will support, such an answer can really be said to be leaky.
But Jansha revealed his true attitude in the following interviews, in which he referred to Taiwan as a country, and even felt very dissatisfied with some of the actions of Chinese mainland.
Yangsha felt very sorry for China's opposition to Taiwan's accession to the WHO, which he believed was a change of direction to bully Taiwan, and he also said that we had very close cooperation with Taiwan before, and we had also set up economic and trade representative offices for each other.
He also said that he has a recent plan to negotiate with Taiwan about sending representatives to each other, and that he wants to put this matter at the same level as other EU countries.
Such an answer also surprised the Indian media, which undoubtedly regarded Taiwan as a country, which undoubtedly violated the one-China principle, but Yangsha seemed to disagree with this.
After that, the Indian media also asked him about his views on the neutrality conflict, and Jansa was very direct and said that he absolutely supported Lithuania, and even said that many countries in the European Union have established representative offices in Taiwan, with different names.
I have to say that Yangsha's mind is really vicious, and he even moved other European countries out in an attempt to confuse the public here, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the representative offices set up by other European countries in Taiwan are fundamentally different from the Lithuanian incident.
After the end of this interview, Taiwan also hyped it up, after all, from a global point of view, there are very few people who can support their Democratic Progressive Party, and Yangsha's statement this time undoubtedly gave them greater confidence.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ou Chiang-an even said that Yangsha is a good friend of Taiwan, and this is undoubtedly another breakthrough in our diplomatic field, and the Taiwan authorities would like to express their very sincere thanks for his support.
At this time, many media in the interior of Taiwan also hyped up this matter, and Taiwan was reveling here alone, but everyone knew that in other places, Yang Sha's remarks actually did not cause much of a wave, and no one in Europe responded to his speech.
Information source: Global Network 2022-01-19 About the Slovenian Prime Minister also playing the "Taiwan card"? Reports claiming to consider sending representatives to Taiwan and threatening to "firm unity" with Lithuania
summary
To put it bluntly, Lithuania's change is just to see the strength of the mainland, so I want to hurry back and hug China's thighs, but to put it bluntly, the damage has already occurred, how can it be easily forgiven?
What's more, judging from Lithuania's current position, who can guarantee that Lithuania will not backstab China again in the future? In this regard, we are not optimistic about Lithuania's statement this time.