Changes

Lithuania's liberal "zero-option" citizenship law has substantially erased tensions with its neighbors. Its suspension of two strongly ethnic Polish district councils on charges of blocking reform or disloyalty during the August 1991 coup cooled relations with Poland, but bilateral cooperation markedly increased with the holding of elections in those districts and the signing of a bilateral friendship treaty in 1994. Relations with Poland are now among the closest enjoyed by Lithuania. Although a similar bilateral friendship agreement was signed with Belarus in 1995, Lithuania has joined the United States and other European nations in strongly urging the Government of Belarus to adopt much-needed democratic and economic reforms. President Adamkus was instrumental in brokering a peaceful resolution to the electoral challenges in Ukraine in 2004, and Lithuania plays an important leadership role in promoting democracy throughout the region.

Lithuania's liberal "zero-option" citizenship law has substantially erased tensions with its neighbors. Its suspension of two strongly ethnic Polish district councils on charges of blocking reform or disloyalty during the August 1991 coup cooled relations with Poland, but bilateral cooperation markedly increased with the holding of elections in those districts and the signing of a bilateral friendship treaty in 1994. Relations with Poland are now among the closest enjoyed by Lithuania. Although a similar bilateral friendship agreement was signed with Belarus in 1995, Lithuania has joined the United States and other European nations in strongly urging the Government of Belarus to adopt much-needed democratic and economic reforms. President Adamkus was instrumental in brokering a peaceful resolution to the electoral challenges in Ukraine in 2004, and Lithuania plays an important leadership role in promoting democracy throughout the region.

====China====

====Taiwan====

On November 18, 2021, [[Taiwan]] opened its de-facto embassy, The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania, in Vilnius.  The naming of this office was notable for its use of "Taiwan" in the title rather than [[Taipei]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Taiwan opens representative office in Lithuania |url=https://oec.world/en/profile/country/ltu |website=DW |access-date=}}</ref>  The government of Lithuania maintained that it was not in breach of their 1991 recognition of the [[PRC]]'s [[One China policy]] during their establishment of diplomatic relations in 1991.  However, [[Beijing]] disagreed and recalled their ambassador from Vilnius<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aboudouh|first1=Ahmed|title='More bark than bite': How China's reprimand over Taiwan falls on deaf ears in Lithuania|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-taiwan-lithuania-eu-washington-b1900145.html|publisher=The Independent|access-date=}}</ref> and expelled the Lithuanian ambassador in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web|author=Agence France-Presse|title=Lithuania ambassador leaving China|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/08/13/2003762534|website=www.taipeitimes.com|publisher=Taipei Times|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=China downgrades ties with Lithuania over Taiwan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/21/china-downgrades-ties-with-lithuania-over-taiwan |website=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=}}</ref>

 

====Ukraine====

====Ukraine====