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Lithuania asked Taipei to change name of office before Beijing’s National Day: reports

Headline via South China Morning Post · first report 9 Nov, 19:46 IST, latest 9 Nov, 19:46 IST

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So far only South China Morning Post has reported this (9 Nov, 19:46 IST). It will be marked Verified when a second, independent news organisation reports it. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report9 Nov, 19:46 IST
Latest report9 Nov, 19:46 IST
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The government of Lithuania asked Taipei to change the name of a controversial representative office in Vilnius before Beijing’s National Day last month, according to explosive media reports in the tiny Baltic state. The twist comes as Vilnius seeks to…

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