TOKYO/BEIJING/VIENNA -- China's already complicated relationship with Europe has been rattled by Lithuania, which provides a test of how strong Beijing's economic leverage is over countries that court Taiwan.
Beijing treads carefully to avoid ripple effects on delicate relations with EU

A delegation of lawmakers from Lithuania and two other Baltic nations met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen last month. © Reuters
TOKYO/BEIJING/VIENNA -- China's already complicated relationship with Europe has been rattled by Lithuania, which provides a test of how strong Beijing's economic leverage is over countries that court Taiwan.