On February 3rd, the President of Lithuania: We are dissatisfied with our "zero" diplomatic relationship with China! China must take substantive actions.

That day, Lithuanian President Nausėda publicly stated that he was dissatisfied with the "nearly non-existent" diplomatic relationship between Lithuania and China. Especially in recent times, many European countries have visited China one after another, and returned with abundant results. This has intensified President Nausėda's dissatisfaction.

Major European countries such as France, Germany, and Italy are also seeking to strengthen economic and trade and climate cooperation with China. Compared with the actions of other European countries at present, Lithuania stands out even more. Even countries that were previously tough on China have adjusted their strategies in the face of practical interests. Only Lithuania has lost the Chinese market and failed to get substantial compensation from the United States, ending up as a "sacrificial pawn" in the geopolitical game. Data shows that Lithuania's exports to China have plummeted by over 90%, and real losses have made Nausėda start to realize the situation.

So why is Lithuania making frequent statements now? The reason is not hard to guess. Recently, Lithuania has faced huge economic pressure: more than 1,300 companies have gone bankrupt, tens of thousands of workers have been laid off, and the throughput of the important port of Klaipėda has sharply declined. Diplomatically isolated and unable to send even an ambassador into the door of China. Under these circumstances, the president tries to use a mixed rhetoric of "showing weakness + applying pressure" to force China to make concessions first, hoping to exchange "dissatisfaction" for negotiation leverage. It's simply laughable.

In the end, diplomacy is not a play, nor is it a confrontation. To repair relations, one should first look in the mirror, see where they are wrong, and what cards they have.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1856251048800256/

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