Washington—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday warned against travel to Afghanistan, Albania, Serbia, Belize, Lithuania and four other destinations because of COVID-19 concerns. The CDC raised its travel recommendations to “Level 4: Very High” for nine destinations, telling Americans they should avoid travel to the locations. The destinations also include Grenada,…
CDC Advises Against Travel to Afghanistan, Other Countries Over COVID-19
International Lawmakers Call for Solidarity With Lithuania and Taiwan
September 13, 2021
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Several members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international network of lawmakers concerned about communist China’s disregard for the rule of law and universal human rights, are calling for international solidarity with Lithuania and Taiwan who are facing coercion. Beijing has thrown a fit after Lithuania agreed in July to allow Taiwan…
Lithuania Recalls Beijing Ambassador Over China-Taiwan Spat
September 3, 2021
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VILNIUS, Lithuania—Lithuania on Friday recalled its ambassador to China following the Baltic country’s decision in July to allow self-governing Taiwan to open an office in its capital under its own name. The Foreign Ministry said Ambassador Diana Mickeviciene had been recalled from Beijing for consultations “following the Chinese government statement on August 10.” Last month,…
Taiwan Declares Support for Lithuania Amid Chinese Regime Pressure
Taiwan has voiced support for Lithuania after reports that Beijing is using economic coercion on the Baltic state over its decision to pursue closer relations with Taipei. Lithuania last week drew the wrath of the Chinese regime for allowing Taiwan to open a de facto embassy in Vilnius using its own name. In response, Beijing…
US Lends Support to Lithuania Against Chinese Regime Pressure
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Lithuania’s foreign minister on Aug. 22 and agreed on “bilateral coordinated action” to help the country withstand pressure from China over its decision to develop ties with Taiwan, Lithuania said. The Chinese regime on Aug. 10 demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador in Beijing and said it would recall China’s envoy…
EU Neighbors Jointly Rebuke Belarus for Illegal Migrant Surge
WARSAW—The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia came together on Saturday to condemn Belarus for allowing migrants to illegally cross its borders into the European Union. “All European Union member states have a duty to protect borders and to stop illegal entries,” read a Polish government statement published after a video conference of the…
State Department Official Voices Support for Lithuania Against China’s ‘Coercive Behavior’
August 15, 2021
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The United States is determined to stand with Lithuania against China after Beijing pulled its envoy from the Baltic nation in retaliation against Vilnius’s decision to develop closer ties with Taiwan, according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Sherman made the commitment in a phone conversation with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on…
Michael Yon: The Incentives That Caused a Global Migrant Crisis, from Lithuania to the Darién Gap
August 14, 2021
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“They’re dying in that jungle in huge numbers.” Longtime war correspondent Michael Yon has been tracking the migrant crisis from the Darién Gap in Panama to America’s southern border. Record numbers of people from dozens of countries are making the harrowing journey north through the Darién Gap, says Michael Yon, but “almost all of them…
China Recalls Lithuania Ambassador in Row Over Taiwan Office
BEIJING—The Chinese regime on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Lithuania and expelled the Baltic nation’s top representative to Beijing over the country’s decision to allow self-governing Taiwan to open an office in Lithuania under its own name. The Chinese regime claims Taiwan as its territory without the right to diplomatic recognition, although the island maintains…
Lithuania Denies Belarus Reports of Migrant Death on Border
Lithuania’s interior ministry on Wednesday dismissed Belarusian reports that an Iraqi migrant had been found beaten to death after being turned away at the Lithuanian border, describing it as part of a “hybrid war” being waged by Minsk. Lithuania has accused Belarus of manufacturing a refugee problem on its border in retaliation for European Union…
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