Lithuania to Leave CCP’s ‘17+1’ and Open Trade Office With Taiwan

People form a human chain under the motto "The Baltic Way - It's Us" from Gediminas Tower to the City Limits to support Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 23, 2019. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images

As a member state of NATO, Lithuania has taken a firm stance against the challenges presented by the Chinese regime when it announced in February it will leave the Chinese-organized “17+1” summit and announcing it will open a trade office in Taiwan.

“Why is a small middle-income EU country so keen to challenge giants like Russia and China?” Konstantin Eggert questioned in a commentary in Deutsche Welle (DW) on April 5.