China threatens Lithuania over Taiwan office opening
ABC News
China is threatening to retaliate against Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in its capital
BEIJING -- China on Friday threatened to retaliate against Lithuania after the Baltic nation allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in its capital, Vilnius.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Lithuania would “reap what it sows,” but gave no details.
Zhao described Lithuania's move as an “egregious act” that “grossly interferes” in China’s internal affairs.
The office, which opened Thursday, bears the name Taiwan rather than “Chinese Taipei,” which is used by the International Olympic Committee and many foreign nations to avoid offending China, which claims the self-governing island democracy as its own territory.
