Dennis Gaviola

Militants led by labor group Defend Job Philippines burn 22 mock Chinese flags as they stage a protest at the Kilometer 0 marker in Rizal Park, Manila on June 18, 2019. The groups condemned the alleged ramming incident between a Chinese ship and the F/B GEM-VER, a Filipino fishing vessel where 22 fishermen were abandoned afloat the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea on June 9. 

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Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17328985818181732898611388.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Protesters burn mock Chinese flags in Rizal Park, Manila on June 18, 2019. The groups condemned the alleged ramming incident between a Chinese ship and a Filipino fishing vessel where 22 fishermen were abandoned afloat the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea on June 9. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file"/>Protesters burn mock Chinese flags in Rizal Park, Manila on June 18, 2019. The groups condemned the alleged ramming incident between a Chinese ship and a Filipino fishing vessel where 22 fishermen were abandoned afloat the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea on June 9. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/file</div>Lithuania said on Friday it was expelling three Chinese embassy staff as ties between the Baltic country and Beijing fray over Taiwan support and the suspected involvement of a Chinese ship in sea cables damage.Two Baltic Sea telecommunications cables were severed earlier this month in Swedish territorial waters, including one running from the Swedish island of Gotland to Lithuania.Suspicions have been directed at a Chinese ship -- the Yi Peng 3 -- which tracking sites said had sailed over the cables around the time they were cut.On Friday, Lithuania&#x27;s foreign ministry said in a statement that three Chinese staff members &quot;have been declared undesirable in the country&quot;.The ministry did not give the precise reasons for the expulsion, citing only &quot;activities which violate the Vienna Convention and the legislation of the Republic of Lithuania&quot;.On Wednesday, Lithuania said it was setting up a joint team with Sweden and Finland to investigate the damaged cables, with the support of Eurojust, the European Union&#x27;s agency for criminal justice cooperation.China has denied any responsibility in the matter and said Friday it was &quot;willing to work&quot; with a probe.Ties between Vilnius and Beijing had already been tense after Lithuania in 2021 allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy under the island&#x27;s name.It marked a departure from the common diplomatic practice of using the name of the capital Taipei to avoid angering China, which claims the island as part of its territory.

Lithuania said on Friday it was expelling three Chinese embassy staff as ties between the Baltic country and Beijing fray over Taiwan support and the suspected involvement of a Chinese ship in sea cables damage.

Lithuania said on Friday it was expelling three Chinese embassy staff as ties between the Baltic country and Beijing fray over Taiwan support and the suspected involvement of a Chinese ship in sea cables damage.

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Lithuania expels 3 Chinese embassy staff

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Published Nov 30, 2024 12:45 AM PHT

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