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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda’s criticism on Tuesday of his country’s decision to allow Taipei to open a representative office in Vilnius using the name “Taiwanese” was a reflection of a domestic power struggle rather than a change in the Baltic state’s Taiwan policy, experts said.
Raigirdas Boruta, an associate expert at the Lithuanian think tank Eastern Europe Studies Centre, said that tense relations between Nauseda and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte had continued to heat up since the Cabinet led by Simonyte assumed office in December 2020.
“This recent statement by the president of Lithuania came as a surprise to many people
Vilnius/Taipei, Jan. 5 (CNA) The Lithuanian president's criticism on Tuesday of his country's decision to allow the opening of a Taiwan representative office with "Taiwanese" in its name was more a reflection of a power struggle within the Baltic state's domestic politics than a change in the country's Taiwan policy, experts on the issue told CNA.