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>
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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>