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US Expresses ‘Ironclad Solidarity’ With Lithuania Over Chinese Economic Coercion

The Epoch Times

By Rita Li

December 22, 2021 Updated: December 22, 2021

 

The United States has expressed “ironclad U.S. solidarity” with Lithuania in its pushback against Beijing—diplomatically and economically—amid souring bilateral relations.

During a phone call with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte on Dec. 21, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted troubling public reports that Chinese customs authorities have refused to import or clear goods from the Baltic nation, according to the State Department.

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