In the battlefield of geopolitics, Lithuania versus China is hardly a fair fight — a tiny Baltic nation with fewer than 3 million people against a rising superpower with 1.4 billion. “China regards Lithuania as a museum to save itself from a Soviet-like collapse,” Wu said. In recent years, China has created resentment through hectoring behaviour that reminds many in Lithuania of past bullying by Moscow. While not announcing any formal sanctions, China has added red tape to block Lithuanian exporters from selling goods in China. Lithuania’s economy minister, Ausrine Armonaite, downplayed the damage, noting Lithuania’s exports to China accounted for only 1% of total exports.

Source: bd News24 October 01, 2021 03:45 UTC