Lithuania Recalls Beijing Ambassador Over China-Taiwan Spat

Joseph Wu, Taiwan Foreign Minister speaks about exchanging representative offices with Lithuania during a press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 20, 2021. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Screenshot via AP

VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania on Friday recalled its ambassador to China following the Baltic country’s decision in July to allow self-governing Taiwan to open an office in its capital under its own name.

The Foreign Ministry said Ambassador Diana Mickeviciene had been recalled from Beijing for consultations “following the Chinese government statement on August 10.”