China has warned Lithuania over the expulsion of three diplomats. That's as bilateral ties suffer amid suspicion a Chinese ship cut undersea cables linking Lithuania to Sweden.
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00:00China is warning Lithuania of countermeasures after the expulsion of three Chinese diplomats.
00:08Lithuania has not given a full explanation, but its ties with China are tense.
00:14China has been angry with Lithuania since 2021 for allowing Taiwan to set up a de facto
00:19embassy in the country, even using the word Taiwan in its official name.
00:25Tensions worsened after a Chinese ship was suspected of cutting an undersea cable linking
00:30Lithuania and Sweden.
00:32Despite its warning, China also says it hopes relations with Lithuania will improve.
00:37China hopes that the new Lithuanian government will abide by the two-state diplomatic treaty
00:45and adhere to the one-China principle, promote bilateral relations and return to normal.