[The US and Lithuania stand up for Taiwan]
Lithuania and the US have shown great support for Taiwan lately. Not only have both countries made donations of COVID-19 vaccines, but the Biden administration has also approved its first arms sales to Taiwan. Staś Butler speaks with prominent China expert Bonnie Glaser about what that means for US policy towards Taiwan. We also look at a bold move by Lithuania to let Taiwan set a Taiwanese Representative Office in its capital, despite Beijing’s decision to recall its ambassador to Lithuania in protest.
PLUS:
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A dinosaur gets vaccinated in Hashtag Taiwan
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What options do people with one COVID-19 vaccine dose have amid dwindling vaccine supplies?
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Is Taiwan’s coast guard warming up for joint exercises with the US?
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For background on Lithuania’s move to closer ties with Taiwan, check out Staś Butler’s interview with two experts on China-EU relations: https://youtu.be/RaWq_VpPrmw
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The original dinosaur video: https://youtu.be/p98dqGeyHwU
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