Note circulated to intergovernmental body’s members on Friday said bloc wanted to “immediately suspend its proceedings” with Beijing.

Fear of threats, raids and other retaliatory measures hamper efforts to find evidence to support Ursula von der Leyen’s economic security strategy.

Deeply against Beijing’s stances on Ukraine, trade and human rights, Brussels to seek ‘more on the political front’ before agreeing deals, source says.

Diplomat’s revelation suggests halting of feud with Beijing over Vilnius permitting opening of controversially named Taiwanese office in its capital.

Biden administration signals it is ‘more than happy’ to share what it knows about ‘Beijing’s playbook’ with partners if and when they are threatened.

Lithuania-based diplomat Chiune Sugihara is seen as a Japanese hero for saving thousands of Jews during WWII but academics said Tokyo has exaggerated his role.

For China, losing the belt and road’s richest Western member and a key node on the original Silk Road will be a symbolic blow.

Tokyo and Nato agree to partner on security and cyber defence, while Japanese officials say they still have hopes for vetoed liaison office as leaders from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea attend second day of annual meeting.

Joint statement by alliance’s 31 members accuses Beijing of opaquely building up its military power and undercutting rules-based international order.

Republican Senator Pete Ricketts came up to Yoon and his wife in the old town of Vilnius and shared his appreciation of Yoon’s speech to the US Congress on a state visit in April.

Recalling his small nation’s diplomatic spat with China over a Taiwan office, Gabrielius Landsbergis says Beijing pressure tactics are likely to carry on.

Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis rejected Beijing’s mediation bid, saying ‘you cannot have full sovereignty of a country, and loss of territory’.

Baltic country’s Asia-Pacific allies may again attend transatlantic security alliance’s annual meeting, slated this year for Vilnius.

Germany and Lithuania send parliamentary groups to the island to meet President Tsai Ing-wen and senior officials.

The two cases centre on claims that Lithuanian firms are being punished for the country’s ties with Taiwan and intellectual property protections.

Fu Cong replaces Zhang Ming who left Brussels last year to head the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

A six-person delegation from Taiwan is visiting Latvia and Lithuania this week as part of the island’s effort to expand its international influence in terms of technology.

The island’s foreign ministry says the Lithuanian envoy has arrived and started work, which is likely to further strain ties between Beijing and the Baltic state.

Visit shows ‘spirit of mutual support and solidarity … as loyal partners on the front line of democracy’, Taiwanese foreign ministry says.

The region borders Poland and Lithuania, and Moscow’s move appears intended to showcase its military’s capability to threaten Nato assets.

Beijing says visit undermined China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

You want Moscow, or Paris? Siberia, or Alaska? Vilnius in the Baltics can double for them all, and save Hollywood film crews a pile of money. No wonder they are drawn to smaller European countries to shoot.

European officials say they have proposed a number of slots but have not heard back from Beijing.

Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, threatened retaliation after Lithuania banned the transit of sanctioned goods to the Baltic exclave.

From Taipei, Lithuanian minister says Beijing was important export partner, recounts pain among industries at home with drop in exports.

Lithuanian businesses will be eligible for loans of up to €5 million to pay for alternatives to Chinese suppliers or to enter new markets.