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I don't know about the deal with US. But I think investing into Taiwan trade relationships has greater potential because forced technology transfer to China is
by t0suj4 5y ago
I don't know about the deal with US. But I think investing into Taiwan trade relationships has greater potential because forced technology transfer to China is no secret and that negates all benefits of such a big market. Lithuanians risk getting booted by their own technology in hands of state-backed company.
- dirtyid 5y agoEU has been mostly neutral on US-Sino competition so US using Lithuania to insert/forward US foreign policy to undermine the bloc and rewarding Lithuanian accordingly. Right now it's trying to elevate TW global presence. It's old game US plays with baltic states who require NATO (read US) protection against Russia. PRC is building indigenous laser for semi anyway, Lithuanian laser was never in the running. Lithuania actually exports more to PRC than vice versa. Entire point of them being first to withdrawal from 17+1 was because PRC underdelivered on east EU trade/investments. Unlike west EU, Lithuania has little to lose and much more to gain supporting US interests. On the flip side, major EU powers low key do not like idea that small baltic states like Lithuania has this much influence and will act accordingly. There history of transatlantic drama with US using desperate security partners to undermine EU policy in general.