Taiwan Opens Office in Lithuania, Brushing Aside China Opposition

Taiwan Opens Office in Lithuania, Brushing Aside China Opposition
A Taiwanese flag flaps in the wind in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on June 30, 2021. Ann Wang/Reuters
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TAIPEI—Taiwan opened a de facto embassy in Lithuania on Thursday in a diplomatic breakthrough, brushing aside Beijing’s strong opposition to the move.

The Chinese regime demanded in August that the Baltic state withdraw its ambassador to Beijing and said it would recall China’s envoy in Vilnius after Taiwan announced its office in the city would be called the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania.