Washington will sign a $ 600 million export credit agreement with Vilnius, Lithuanian Economy Minister Ausrine Armonaite announced on Friday.
This aid, in the order of 1% of Lithuanian GDP, is also political support for the small republic which is increasing the number of unpleasant positions for Beijing.
Lithuania, which has 3 million inhabitants and is a little larger than Switzerland, has just authorized Taiwan to open almost an embassy in Vilnius.
Unlike other developed countries which do not want to displease Beijing and are satisfied with a representative office in Taipei, the capital, a Taiwan representative office opened in Vilnius on Thursday.
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The move, announced this summer, had exacerbated China's anger.
Beijing had decided to recall its ambassador and dismiss that of the Baltic Republic.
"Lithuania will have to pay for what it has done, it can only blame itself"
, threatened Zhao Lijian on Friday,
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