Lithuanian diplomats leave China as relations sour over Taiwan

BEIJING/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania’s diplomatic delegation to China left the country on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, amid worsening relations over Taiwan which opened a de facto embassy in Vilnius last month. Lithuania said in a statement it had summoned its top diplomat back from China for “consultations” and that the embassy would operate remotely for the time being. A diplomatic source told Reuters that all 19 Lithuanian embassy personnel and their dependents had left Beijing en route to Paris. One diplomatic source familiar with the situation said there were “safety concerns” abou…

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