https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1242937.shtml
Lithuania sees unaffordable fallout by trampling on One China principle
Lithuania sees unaffordable fallout from reckless provocations
Lithuania has recklessly violated the One China principle, a basic norm of international relations and a universal consensus held by the international community, a move destined to be spurned and opposed, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters on Monday.
Now, there are rising complaints among Lithuanian exporters that their cheese, grain, beer, wood and other items are no longer on China's shopping list, according to local media reports.
..... Volfas Engelman, the legendary beer of Lithuania, has failed in its one-decade effort to establish a foothold in the Chinese market, Chinese news site guancha.cn reported on Sunday, citing Lithuanian National Radio and Television. In October, the company's Chinese partners cancelled all import orders, resulting in losses of 500,000 euros ($563,493), the report said.
..... Several Chinese laser industry representatives told the Global Times in November that cooperation and exchanges between the Chinese and Lithuanian laser industries had been disrupted by the pandemic and, in light of Lithuania's mistake over the One China principle, cooperation won't resume in the foreseeable future.
....... The Chinese mainland is the largest market for Lithuania's laser industry, accounting for 31.6 percent of Lithuania's laser exports, the Asia Times reported in October. The US takes the second spot with 15.8 percent of the export market while Germany holds 12.6 percent.
.... "Components from Lithuania still go through customs clearance in a normal manner … some clients would ask whether the products are from Lithuania, but thus far transactions remain unaffected. Future [trends] are still being watched," a Chinese agent for a Lithuanian electronic component maker told the Global Times on Monday on condition of anonymity.
Lithuania's auto part sector has also lately been in the limelight amid concerns that local automotive supply chains, might take a battering too. German car parts giant Continental is being asked to halt using components made in Lithuania, Reuters reported on Friday.