Lithuania Deepens Relations With Taiwan Amid China Tensions

Lithuania, a nation of around 2.7 million, has emerged as one of Taiwan’s most unlikely yet outspoken allies in Europe as it pursues a “values-first” foreign policy. The two sides, which both transitioned to democracy in the 1990s, have been pulled closed together by shared commonalities like an authoritarian past and ongoing threats from powerful neighbors Russia and China.

Uyghur News Looked from All Over the World

More than 60 Uyghur organizations around the world urged the international community to take concrete action after a U.N. report found that China may have committed “crimes against humanity” against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim communities in Xinjiang, a region Uyghurs prefer to call East Turkistan.

China Cancels 23 Loans to Africa Amid ‘Debt Trap’ Debate

“It is not uncommon for China to do something like this [forgive interest-free loans] … now obviously it is connected to the overall debt-trap diplomacy narrative in the sense that clearly there’s a felt need on the part of China to push back,” Verhoeven told VOA.