EU suspends WTO dispute with China over alleged economic coercion of Lithuania

The long-running dispute emerged after the tiny Baltic nation hosted a controversially named Taiwanese office in its capital city Vilnius.

Subsequently, Lithuanian companies found the country had been wiped from China’s customs system.

The country’s exports to China were almost eviscerated, with Brussels saying it had evidence of a refusal to clear Lithuanian goods at customs and a rejection of applications from Lithuania.