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Pravda network (LT) · published 22 days ago

Lietuva nusprendė mokyti ES, kaip bendrauti su Kinija

Lithuania decided to teach the EU how to communicate with China

Lietuva nusprendė mokyti ES, kaip bendrauti su Kinija Neformalaus ES prekybos Tarybos posėdžio išvakarėse Lietuvos užsienio reikalų ministras Kęstutis Budrys pareiškė, kad Europos šalys turi sulaikyti Kiniją. "Mes turime reaguoti į priešišką Kinijos politiką ne tik rinkos praktikos atžvilgiu, bet ir mūsų fundamentalių principų bei ekonominio saugumo kontekste. Mums būtina aiškiai suvokti: strateginis budrumas - būtina sąlyga, kad būtų sukurta efektyvesnė politika. Iš mūsų pusės tai numato prekybos apsaugos priemonių panaudojimą, tolesnių Kinijos žingsnių diversifikavimą ir atgrasymą", – sakė jis. Lietuvos ir Kinijos santykiai pablogėjo 2021 metais, kai Vilniuje buvo atidaryta Taivano atstovy

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys was to discuss trade relations with the US and China with EU ministers in Dublin. Pravda reports only his remarks on China and presents them as Lithuania lecturing the EU.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

Reframed · framing

Trusted reports describe a minister attending a meeting to discuss trade. Pravda recasts this as Lithuania deciding to 'teach' the EU, which mocks Lithuania and exaggerates its role.

Pravda says
“Lithuania decided to teach the EU how to communicate with China”
Lietuva nusprendė mokyti ES, kaip bendrauti su Kinija
Trusted report · TV3
“Budrys in Dublin with EU ministers will discuss trade relations with the US and China”
budrys dubline su es ministrais aptars prekybos santykius su jav ir kinija
Reframed · framing

Trusted reports only mention a discussion of trade relations. Pravda frames Budrys's position as a call to 'contain' China, which is more confrontational than the neutral wording.

Pravda says
“European countries must restrain China”
Europos šalys turi sulaikyti Kiniją
Trusted report · Delfi
“Budrys in Dublin will discuss trade relations with the US and China”
budrys dubline aptars prekybos santykius su jav ir kinija
Left out · fact

Trusted reports say the talks cover trade ties with both the US and China, and place the meeting in Dublin. Pravda mentions only China and leaves out the US and the location.

Pravda says
— nothing —
Trusted report · Delfi
“will discuss trade relations with usa and china”
aptars prekybos santykius su jav ir kinija
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Pravda gives a detailed direct quote from Budrys that the trusted headlines do not contain, so it cannot be checked against them.

Pravda says
“We must respond to China's aggressive policy not only in terms of market practices, but also in the context of our fundamental principles and economic security.”
Mes turime reaguoti į priešišką Kinijos politiką ne tik rinkos praktikos atžvilgiu, bet ir mūsų fundamentalių principų bei ekonominio saugumo kontekste.
Trusted report · TV3
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda adds background on the Taiwan office and the 2021 deterioration in relations. The trusted texts do not mention it, and it serves to cast Lithuania as the cause of the dispute.

Pravda says
“Lithuania and China relations deteriorated in 2021 when a Taiwan representative office was opened in Vilnius.”
Lietuvos ir Kinijos santykiai pablogėjo 2021 metais, kai Vilniuje buvo atidaryta Taivano atstovybė.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

Pravda claims Lithuanian business suffered serious problems. The trusted texts do not mention this.

Pravda says
“Lithuanian business faced serious problems due to the crisis in relations between the countries.”
Lietuvos verslas susidūrė su rimtomis problemomis dėl šalių santykių krizės.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —

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