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外交部長和經濟部長,指出中國已停止購買 與立陶宛的貿易與投資關係,藉此削弱中國
立陶宛商品。商會要求兩位部長降低立陶宛 行動的實際效果,同時讓台灣對立陶宛的意
與中國的緊張關係,指出「商會內許多企業 義,不再侷限於擁有共同的政治價值而已。
的基本商業模式已經因此出現問題……如果 蔡政府目前已經以這個方向往前踏出了幾
狀況持續下去,其中某些可能被迫撤出立陶 步,它宣布設立一個2億美元的基金,優先投資
宛」。 立陶宛;並設立另一個10億美元的信貸基金,
目前立陶宛依然堅持立場,中國的態度 用來促進兩國經濟合作。國家發展委員會主委
也絲毫不見退讓。而歐盟執委會則是因中國 龔明鑫在1月份表示,該信貸基金將支援所有能
對立陶宛的「歧視性貿易作法」,向世界貿 夠加速台立兩國關係進展的計畫。
易組織(W T O)提出訴訟。歐盟貿易執委瓦 另一方面,台灣也表示願意與立陶宛共
迪斯‧鄧布洛夫斯基(Valdis Dombrovskis) 同發展半導體,半導體不僅是當代關鍵的戰
在聲明中表示,「這項違反世貿組織規則的 略物資,而且是台灣的強項。今年2月,兩
行動,已經威脅到歐洲單一市場的完整性, 國已於維爾紐斯成立「台立半導體暨材料科
歐盟決定團結起來迅速處理。」 學中心」(Taiwan and Lithuania Center for
要面對中國的經濟施壓,台灣就該加強 Semiconductors and Materials Science)。
copper, furniture and wheat – fell 88.5% in dollar products to China had stopped. The chamber
terms on an annual basis in the first two months urged the ministers to deescalate with China,
of the year, according to data compiled by China’s emphasizing that “the basic business model of the
General Administration of Customs. companies is in question and some ... will have
Though bilateral trade between China and no other choice than to shut down production in
Lithuania is limited – just US$2 billion in 2020 – Lithuania.”
Beijing is exploiting the complexity of global supply For now, Lithuania is standing its ground and
chains to try and browbeat Vilnius into submission. China shows no sign of offering concessions. The
For instance, the German auto industry sources European Union, meanwhile, launched a case
certain machinery parts from Lithuania. If China against China at the World Trade Organization
refuses to accept any products with Lithuanian (WTO) over its discriminatory trade practices
inputs, then some European companies will be against Lithuania. “The EU is determined to act
stuck between a rock and a hard place. as one and act fast against measures in breach
In early January, the German-Baltic Chamber of WTO rules, which threaten the integrity of our
of Commerce said in a letter to Lithuania's foreign Single Market,” European Trade Commissioner
and economy ministers that the sale of Lithuanian Valdis Dombrovskis said in a statement.
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