00:00Lithuanian President Gitanos Nauceda says it is up to Taiwan to decide whether to change the name of its representative
00:06office in Vilnius.
00:08His comments come after Lithuania's prime minister called the office's name a mistake and suggested it could be revised.
00:15Ties between Lithuania and China have been strained after Vilnius allowed the office to open in 2021 under the name
00:21Taiwanese rather than Taipei.
00:24Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and insists countries follow its one-China stance.
00:29In practice, that usually means Taiwan's overseas offices use the name Taipei.
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