Suspension of beef imports from Lithuania, China Is it a countermeasure against the establishment of a local agency in Taiwan?

The Chinese government has decided to stop importing beef from Lithuania, the three Baltic states, which are intensifying the opposition due to the opening of a local agency in Taiwan, and it is expected that further opposition will be invited from the EU = European Union. ..

Lithuania, one of the three Baltic states, approved the establishment of a local agency in Taiwan under the name of "Taiwan Representative Office" last year, and China has strongly opposed it, such as downgrading diplomatic relations with Lithuania.

Under these circumstances, Chinese customs officials announced on the 9th that they will not accept beef import applications from Lithuania.

For no reason, Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 10th, "What Lithuania should do is correct its mistakes and return to the correct trajectory of sticking to'One China'. That's it, "he said, suggesting that it was a countermeasure against Lithuania over the establishment of a local agency in Taiwan, and justified the decision of the customs authorities.

The EU has filed a lawsuit with the WTO = World Trade Organization last month, saying that China has severely restricted trade with Lithuania since December last year, and it is expected that this decision by the Chinese side will lead to further opposition. increase.