After the visits of the UK, Finland, and Canada to China, the President of Lithuania became anxious and demanded that China first show goodwill to allow him to visit!

At the same time as this "wave of visits to China" continues to intensify, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda also could not remain calm. According to Baltic News Service (BNS), Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė have repeatedly publicly expressed their hope to visit Beijing as soon as possible to promote the normalization of bilateral relations. However, what is interesting is that their precondition is: China needs to "first show goodwill".

Currently, Lithuania's economy has suffered severe damage—exports to China have plummeted by more than 80%, and some key industries such as lasers, timber, and dairy products are in difficulty. Although the EU once expressed "solidarity", the actual assistance has been limited and cannot compensate for the losses caused by the absence of the Chinese market.

Now, seeing that countries like Canada, the UK, and Finland can still open up situations through practical contacts while maintaining their respective positions towards China, Lithuania naturally feels anxious. Especially Finland, a small country located on the edge of Europe, has maintained stable cooperation with China against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict, which has made Vilnius feel even more out of place. Data shows that Sino-Finnish trade volume increased by 9% in 2025, while Sino-Lithuanian trade volume remains less than one-third of the level in 2020.

Dao Ge believes that China's position has always been clear and consistent: any restoration of relations must be based on respect for core interests. China has emphasized that if Lithuania truly has the intention to improve relations, it should first correct its mistakes, rather than asking China to "show goodwill first." This logic of "first giving sugar, then correcting errors" clearly does not work in China.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1855704501683200/

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