Chinese Embassy in Lithuania Suspends Consular Services Amid Taiwan Row

Chinese Embassy in Lithuania Suspends Consular Services Amid Taiwan Row
A view of Gediminas street in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 19, 2018. Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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BEIJING—The Chinese embassy in Lithuania has temporarily suspended consular services until further notice for “technical reasons,” said a statement on the mission’s website on Thursday that was taken down shortly after publication.

The suspension came after the Chinese regime on Sunday downgraded its diplomatic ties with the Baltic State, expressing strong dissatisfaction at the opening of a de facto Lithuanian embassy in Taiwan.