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Lithuania asked Taipei to change name of office before Beijing’s National Day: reports

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Lithuanian government officials reportedly requested that Taipei change the name of its representative office in Vilnius before October 1, according to local media reports.

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The naming of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Vilnius has been a source of diplomatic tension between Lithuania and China.

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The government of Lithuania asked Taipei to change the name of a controversial representative office in Vilnius before Beijing’s National Day last month, according to explosive media reports in the tiny Baltic state.

Reports in Delfi, a Lithuanian news portal, on Monday said a deputy foreign minister delivered a letter to Taipei’s representatives – including the head of the “Taiwanese Representative Office” – on September 24, asking them to change the office’s name by October 1.

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  • Did Taipei agree to the name change request?
  • What was the official response from the Taiwanese office?

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This article was originally published by SCMP News.

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