U.S., Lithuania Agree to Address China’s ‘Economic Coercion’
- Katherine Tai tells Vilnius it has the support of Washington
- Lithuania says China is erecting unofficial trade hurdles
Vilnius, Lithuania
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The U.S. and Lithuania agreed to cooperate on ways to counter what they called China’s “economic coercion,” comments that ratchet up simmering diplomatic tensions.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on Wednesday that the Baltic nation had Washington’s support during a call that was held amid a dispute over Taiwan opening a representative office in Vilnius under its own name.