The Republic of China (Taiwan) officially opened a representative office in Lithuania. The message about this is published in twitter -AktTer at Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Taiwanese representation in Lithuania is open and ready to expand the exchanges between the Taiwan and the EU member state,” the statement says.
This step was made, despite the repeated protests of the PRC. Beijing considers the island state with his break-only province and reacts sharply to attempts by official recognition of Taiwan by a separate state.
Previously, the Lithuanian president of Gitanas housing advised the Chinese authorities not to annoyance due to decisions taken by Vilnius. Commenting on the opening plans in Vilnius representative offices of Taiwan, he stressed that Lithuania adheres to the policies of one China and intends to develop cultural and economic ties with the regions and states with which it seems necessary.
In response to the decision of Lithuania, allow the Republic of China to discover its representative office, Beijing recalled from its ambassador.