EU’s Weak Response to China’s Unjust Sanctions Exposes Europe’s Vulnerability

In a striking display of global power politics, China has imposed unjustified sanctions on two Lithuanian banks, Urbo Bank and Mano Bank, in a thinly veiled act of retaliation for the European Union’s sanctions targeting Chinese financial institutions aiding Russia’s war machine. While Beijing paints this as an economic dispute, it is an unmistakable message aimed at punishing Lithuania for its sovereign decision to deepen ties with Taiwan—a clear affront to national sovereignty that should alarm all defenders of freedom. Why Should America Care About Lithuania’s Banks? The significance of this skirmish between Brussels and Beijing goes far beyond Baltic...