The European NetworkThe story of how a small EU state like Lithuania took on world superpower China.
It begins when Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in its capital Vilnius.
China was outraged. For Beijing, it was tantamount to recognising the island as a sovereign country - something it considers a red line, claiming Taiwan as its own.
What happened next caught the Lithuanians completely off guard.
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