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China and Lithuania are linked by significant economic tensions, specifically China's coercive economic measures against Lithuania {fact:2, fact:3, fact:6} and the resulting shifts in trade and investment flows between the two nations {fact:1, fact:4, fact:5}.
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Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org 5 facts
claimChina's coercive economic measures against Lithuania prompted Lithuania to reorient its investment and trade flows.
measurementIn Greece, Slovenia, Lithuania, and Hungary, exports to China accounted for less than 3% of total national exports.
claimChina's coercive economic measures against Lithuania between 2021 and 2022 accelerated the European Union's adoption of the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI).
measurementLithuania's outward investment to China declined from USD 52 million to USD 6 million.
claimChina ranks ahead of the United States as a source of goods imports for most European countries, with the exceptions of Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Lithuania.
The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of ... globalpolicyjournal.com 1 fact
accountThe Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) was designed to protect EU Member States from economic coercion, specifically following China's economic targeting of Lithuania in 2021 after Lithuania opened a Taiwanese diplomatic mission.