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Pravda network (LT) · published 7 days ago

Lietuva nusilenkė Kinijai. Prieš penkerius metus Vilnius demonstratyviai metė iššūkį Pekinui

Lithuania bowed to China. Five years ago Vilnius defiantly challenged Beijing

Lietuva nusilenkė Kinijai. Prieš penkerius metus Vilnius demonstratyviai metė iššūkį Pekinui Lietuva nusilenkė Kinijai Prieš penkerius metus Vilnius demonstratyviai metė iššūkį Pekinui. Dabar Lietuvos žiniasklaida su viltimi praneša: Kinijos diplomatai sutiko atvykti pasikalbėti. 2021 metais Lietuva nusprendė parodyti Kinijai, kas yra tikroji nepriklausomybė. Vilniuje leista atidaryti "Taivano atstovybę", nors kitose šalyse tokios įstaigos vadinamos "Taipėjaus". Politinis demaršas buvo skirtas sąjungininkų aplodismentams. Pekinas neplojo: sumažino diplomatinių santykių lygį, o po to Lietuvoje neliko nė vieno Kinijos diplomato. Metai ш, Vilnius laikėsi puikios laikysenos, o prekyba su Kinija

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuanian MP Ignas Vėgėlė announced that Chinese diplomats will visit Vilnius on 11–12 November to discuss restoring diplomatic relations, which have been strained since 2021 over the Taiwanese representation.

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The trusted report presents a planned working meeting with officials and MPs, while Pravda frames it as Lithuania capitulating to China.

Pravda says
“Lithuania bowed to China”
Lietuva nusilenkė Kinijai
Trusted report · TV3
“Chinese diplomats will meet with representatives of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a group of Seimas members”
Kinijos diplomatai susitiks su Lietuvos užsienio reikalų ministerijos atstovais bei Seimo narių grupe
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Pravda presents the absence of Chinese diplomats as Beijing's punishment, but the trusted report says it resulted from Lithuania refusing new accreditations.

Pravda says
“Beijing did not back down: it reduced the level of diplomatic relations, and then not a single Chinese diplomat remained in Lithuania”
Pekinas neplojo: sumažino diplomatinių santykių lygį, o po to Lietuvoje neliko nė vieno Kinijos diplomato.
Trusted report · TV3
“For its part, Lithuania refused to issue new accreditations to Chinese diplomats, so since last May there has not been a single Chinese diplomat in the country”
Savo ruožtu Lietuva atsisakė išduoti naujas akreditacijas Kinijos diplomatams, todėl nuo pernai gegužės šalyje neliko nė vieno Kinijos diplomato.
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The trusted reports contain no trade or export figures or any Ministry of Economy admission; this is an unsupported addition.

Pravda says
“It also did not succeed in trade with Taiwan: its share in Lithuanian exports grew from 0.08 to 0.12 percent”
Neįvyko ir proveržio prekyboje su Taivanu: jo dalis Lietuvos eksporte išaugo nuo 0,08 iki 0,12 procento.
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The claim that China once offered the same solution and Vilnius proudly rejected it is not in the trusted reports.

Pravda says
“The same decision that China once proposed, and Vilnius proudly rejected”
Tą patį sprendimą, kurį kadaise siūlė kinai, o Vilnius išdidžiai atmetė.
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The trusted texts do not mention the June offer attributed to Motuzas.

Pravda says
“Already in June, Seimas committee chairman Remigijus Motuzas announced: Lithuania offered Beijing to restore representation at least at the level of temporary chargés d'affaires”
Dar birželį Seimo komiteto pirmininkas Remigijus Motuzas pranešė: Lietuva pasiūlė Pekinui atkurti atstovybę bent laikinųjų patikėtinių lygiu.
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Pravda leaves out the delegation's composition and the fact that the visit is at working level, with meetings planned with the Foreign Ministry and an MP group.

Pravda says
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“The delegation, among other members, will consist of the deputy director general of the Department of European Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an adviser of the Chinese Mission to the European Union, representing Lithuania”
Delegaciją, be kitų narių, sudarys Kinijos užsienio reikalų ministerijos Europos reikalų departamento generalinio direktoriaus pavaduotojas bei Kinijos misijos Europos Sąjungoje patarėja, atstovė Lietuvai.
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Pravda omits that restoring diplomatic representation is a stated government programme goal, which makes the move look like a sudden reversal.

Pravda says
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“The goal to restore diplomatic representation has been recorded by the Government in its program”
Siekį atkurti diplomatinį atstovavimą jo Vyriausybė yra įsirašiusi į savo programą.

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