Taipei, Sept. 13 (CNA) People in Taiwan began paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II at the United Kingdom's representative office in Taipei on Tuesday by signing a condolence book prepared by the office in the wake of the queen's death on Sept. 8.
Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory without the right to diplomatic recognition, although the island maintains informal ties with all major nations through trade offices that act as de facto embassies, including in the United States and Japan.
China recalls its ambassador to Lithuania and expels the Baltic nation's top representative to Beijing over the country's decision to allow self-governing Taiwan to open an office in Lithuania under its own name.
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