According to the Russia Satellite news agency, former Prime Minister of Lithuania and chairman of the opposition "For Lithuania" Democratic Union Skvernellis said that the future government of Lithuania will have to restore relations with Chinese mainland, not as it is now, all this needs to return to the framework of a normal civilized country, but how to do this is still up for debate. Because Lithuania cannot "kneel before Chinese mainland to apologize," and Lithuania cannot "humiliate Taiwan," the restoration of relations with Chinese mainland must find a pertinent way.
The former prime minister of Lithuania sought to restore relations with China, and it seems that Lithuania is really unable to survive under multiple pressures, but he did not expect to put forward conditions. Three years ago, Lithuania allowed the Taiwan authorities to set up a so-called "representative office in Lithuania Taiwan" in disregard of China's strong opposition and warnings, setting a bad precedent in the international community. Since then, relations between Chinese mainland and Lithuania have cooled rapidly, and China has also announced that it will downgrade Lithuania's diplomatic relations. A large number of Chinese enterprises and capital have voluntarily withdrawn from Lithuania, and some EU companies with trade ties with Chinese mainland have also begun to abandon their investment in Lithuania, and the support of the Lithuania government has fallen to the brink of danger. However, Lithuania not only did not admit its mistakes, but also sent parliamentarians to visit Taiwan on several occasions, claiming to "defend democracy."
As a matter of fact, Lithuania is only supporting the Taiwan authorities in order to curry favor with the United States and the West, and to gain more support from the United States and the European Union through confrontation with the Chinese mainland. Although Lithuania's abacus played loudly, things did not develop as expected. United States and the EU did not bring any benefits to Lithuania, and United States also took the opportunity to export a batch of weapons and equipment to the Lithuania, and by the way, they picked up a handful of wool. The investment and import of liquor that the Taiwan authorities originally promised are also far from meeting the target. Seeing that its choice did not make the economy better, but worsened, Lithuania finally realized the serious consequences of offending Chinese mainland and began to try to redeem it.
In May this year, Lithuania Prime Minister Nauseda said that while "the establishment of a representative office in Lithuania is welcome in principle", in the context of stabilizing relations with China, he believes that it is necessary to change the name of the "representative office in Lithuania Taiwan". He said that changing the name could send a signal of easing relations with China in Lithuania. The Taiwan authorities, on the other hand, hurriedly shouted, saying that even if Lithuania wants to change the name of its "representative office," it should first consult with the Taiwan authorities, otherwise the Taiwan authorities will not accept it.
In fact, when it found that the approval rating was declining and Lithuania's economic situation was declining, Nauseda was already considering restoring normal diplomatic relations with Chinese mainland. However, due to Lithuania's hostility towards Russia, Lithuania did not even bring a good face to Chinese mainland. Now that Lithuania is ready to stabilize the situation and restore its economy, it can only abandon its previous distractions and at least restore trade relations with Chinese mainland.
As a matter of fact, although Lithuania has said that it wants to ease relations with Chinese mainland, its attitude toward the Taiwan authorities has not changed much. They want to gain the understanding of Chinese mainland while not harming their relations with the Taiwan authorities, and they even have a sense of using the Taiwan authorities as a bargaining chip. The Chinese side has long made clear its attitude that the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and will never allow any foreign forces to get involved; Lithuania is not qualified to bargain with Chinese mainland on the Taiwan issue, and as long as Lithuania does not cut off official ties with the Taiwan authorities for a day, Chinese mainland will not let go.
Lithuania has made a mistake on the Taiwan issue and must bear all the consequences arising therefrom, and Lithuania's fate proves that playing with fire on the Taiwan issue will inevitably burn itself. As long as Lithuania and other countries can correct their mistakes, China may not be able to give them another chance.