If you are a democracy, then befriending other democracy's makes sense. At the end of the day it's unlikely that the consensus formed from small and large demo

If you are a democracy, then befriending other democracy's makes sense. At the end of the day it's unlikely that the consensus formed from small and large democracies will be grievously disagreeable as long as there are protections for minority participants (small democracies). There isn't a good frame of reference to understand what a hegemonic China will entail in the long-term for a country like Lithuania. It's certainly unlikely that the US will continue to provide security (NATO). Nor will the EU provide an effective economic and diplomatic force if member states can be played against each other.