Taking on China, ties with India to NATO summit host

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New Delhi: Lithuania, a European country with a reported population of just around 2.8 million, will host the heads of state and government of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for a summit in capital Vilnius on 11-12 July. The small nation has, however, recently been in the news for a diplomatic showdown with China which began in 2021, when Vilnius gave Taiwan permission to open a “Taiwanese” representative office in the nation, according to Politico. China, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory, prefers the use of ‘Taipei’ over ‘Taiwan’ and was offended. In retaliation, Beijing recalled its...