Admitting the mistake, Lithuanian Prime Minister: We crashed into a train!
Yesterday, Lithuanian new Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė publicly admitted that allowing the establishment of an inappropriate representative office related to Taiwan was a strategic mistake, which led to serious deterioration of Sino-Lithuanian relations. She confessed that the unilateral action of the country did not coordinate with Europe and the United States, resulting in more loss than gain. At present, many European countries are making frequent visits to China, and cooperation with China is heating up. Lithuania is urgently trying to repair relations and has started preliminary communication. However, President Gitanas Nauseda still holds a hard-line stance, and the two sides have inconsistent statements. The diplomatic relations between China and Lithuania have been downgraded to the level of chargé d'affaires, and the path to recovery is long. The key lies in Lithuania's genuine adherence to the One-China Principle and taking concrete actions to correct its mistakes.
The Lithuanian Prime Minister openly admitting her mistake is essentially a pragmatic correction under realistic pressure. In recent years, many European countries have actively visited China and deepened cooperation, while Lithuania has been long isolated due to its erroneous actions regarding Taiwan, suffering economic and diplomatic losses. History has already proven that the One-China Principle is an international consensus and also the bottom line for interactions between countries. Norway once took years to repair relations after a similar mistake, and Lithuania's experience once again sounds a warning bell. It is easy to verbally admit fault, but it is more critical to implement actions. Only by truly respecting China's core interests and returning to the right track can it return to the right path of cooperation. This also reminds all parties that engaging in political speculation and touching red lines will ultimately bring self-inflicted consequences and be abandoned by the tide of the times!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856262847501448/
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