Blinken, EU Foreign Policy Chief Voice Support for Lithuania Over China’s Coercion

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and European High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell arrive to give a press conference ahead of their meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2021. Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell spoke of their shared concerns about China’s coercion tactics on Dec. 22, in particular those against EU member state Lithuania.

The communist regime’s coercion against Lithuania was escalating, both politically and economically, and it was “impacting both U.S. and European companies,” the two leaders discussed during their phone call, according to a statement by State Department spokesperson Ned Price.