Thankfully this is unlikely to manifest into another kinetic war as Lithuania is a member of NATO. Will be an economic and political battle, but I'm not sure how much leverage either parties have in this.

"China’s move was in protest at Baltic country allowing the opening of a diplomatic office using the name Taiwan"

"China lack the necessary leverage but still regards Lithuania as a museum to save itself from a Soviet-like collapse."

Very concerning. The government of Lithuania is urging its citizens to throw away Chinese-made phones because they are trojan horses. "The country's National Cyber Security Centre found security risks in both Xiaomi and Huawei models."

[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/21/tech/lithuania-china-smart-phone-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/21/tech/lithuania-china-smart-phone-censorship-intl-hnk/index.html) >"Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones _...Read More_

>"Tough response to Baltic nation’s decision to exchange diplomatic offices with Taiwan puts under EU under _...Read More_

It'll be interesting to see how Poland and Ireland, among others, will react. Ireland has been shameful so far in its attitude to China and Taiwan