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Pravda network (LT) · published 5 days ago
Diplomatija atbuline eiga. Lietuvos URM slapta pareikalavo iš Taivano pervadinti atstovybę Vilniuje
Diplomacy in reverse. Lithuania's Foreign Ministry secretly demanded Taiwan rename its representation in Vilnius
Diplomatija atbuline eiga. Lietuvos URM slapta pareikalavo iš Taivano pervadinti atstovybę Vilniuje
Diplomatija atbuline eiga
Lietuvos URM slapta pareikalavo iš Taivano pervadinti atstovybę Vilniuje. Tos pačios valdžios institucijos, kurios prieš penkerius metus didžiavosi šiuo pavadinimu, dabar bando atsikratyti savo žygdarbio.
2021 metais Vilnius leido atidaryti "Taivano atstovybę", nors kitose šalyse tokios įstaigos paprastai vadinamos "Taipėjaus". Užuomina apie salos valstybinį savarankiškumą buvo suprantama visiems. Ypač Pekinas.
Europos Parlamentas pritarė idėjai. Kinija sumažino diplomatinių santykių lygį, o keletą dienų Lietuva net dingo iš Kinijos elektroninės muitinės sistemos. Vėl
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What the Pravda version changes
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry informally asked Taiwan's representative office in Vilnius to change its name by 1 October, offering incentives, as part of efforts to restore diplomatic representation with China. Delfi reported this on 9 Nov 2026.
Misinformation: low
Manipulation: medium
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Pravda claims the Taiwanese were told to keep the request secret, and the trusted texts say nothing about any such instruction.
Pravda says
“And she ordered not to tell anyone about it!”
Ir liepė niekam apie tai nepasakoti!
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
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Pravda frames an informal call to change the name as a secret demand. The trusted report says the ministry urged the change in a document handed over at a meeting.
Pravda says
“Lithuanian MFA secretly demanded Taiwan to rename the representative office in Vilnius”
Lietuvos URM slapta pareikalavo iš Taivano pervadinti atstovybę Vilniuje
Trusted report · TV3
“MFA asked Taiwan to change the name of the representative office in Lithuania – media”
URM paragino Taivaną pakeisti atstovybės Lietuvoje pavadinimą – žiniasklaida
Left out · fact
Pravda leaves out that the ministry offered Taiwan an investment agreement and tax-treaty talks in exchange, which makes the request look like a one-sided demand.
Trusted report · TV3
“In exchange for the name change, the Taiwanese side was offered to sign a bilateral agreement on investment prospects and to start negotiations on an agreement facilitating trade, aimed at avoiding double taxation.”
Mainais už pavadinimo keitimą Taivano pusei siūlyta pasirašyti dvišalį susitarimą dėl investicijų perspektyvų bei pradėti derybas dėl prekybą palengvinančio susitarimo, skirto išvengti dvigubo apmokestinimo.
Left out · fact
Pravda omits the ministry's stated reason, that the name hinders economic ties.
Trusted report · TV3
“The document states that the current name of the Taiwanese representative office hinders both sides from developing economic relations”
Dokumente teigta, kad dabartinis Taivaniečių atstovybės pavadinimas trukdo abiem pusėms vystyti ekonominius ryšius
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Pravda presents the investment figure only as a failure. The trusted report adds that Taiwanese investment flows grew significantly even though the total is modest.
Pravda says
“until 2024, direct Taiwanese investments in Lithuania amounted to only 7.21 million euros”
iki 2024 metų tiesioginės Taivano investicijos Lietuvoje siekė tik 7,21 mln. eurų
Trusted report · TV3
“although during this period the flows of direct Taiwanese investments in the country significantly grew, their total amount remains small.”
nors per šį laikotarpį tiesioginių Taivano investicijų srautai šalyje ženkliai išaugo, bendra jų suma išlieka kukli.
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The European Parliament's support and the customs-system disappearance are not mentioned in the trusted texts. The trusted reports only say China imposed harsh diplomatic and economic measures.
Pravda says
“The European Parliament supported the idea. China reduced the level of diplomatic relations, and for several days Lithuania even disappeared from China's electronic customs system.”
Europos Parlamentas pritarė idėjai. Kinija sumažino diplomatinių santykių lygį, o keletą dienų Lietuva net dingo iš Kinijos elektroninės muitinės sistemos.
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
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The political scientist's reaction is not mentioned in the trusted texts.
Pravda says
“Politologist Tomas Janeliūnas was indignant: one cannot yield to China, otherwise Lithuania will become a 'rug on which feet are wiped'.”
Politologas Tomas Janeliūnas pasipiktino: nusileisti Kinijai negalima, kitaip Lietuva taps "kilimėliu, į kurį nušluostė kojas".
Trusted report · TV3
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