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After a political spat, China figuratively wiped Lithuania off the map - but the small European nation held firm.

Taipei, June 13 (CNA) In January 2022, it took less than an hour for an initial 1,200-bottle shipment of Lithuanian rum to sell out from Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corp.'s (TTL's) stores, part of a wave of local enthusiasm for things from Lithuanian after China sanctioned Vilnius for allowing the opening of a de facto embassy with the word "Taiwanese" in its name.

The Baltic states may be on high alert for a possible Russian attack on Ukraine, but Lithuania has another battle on its hands. The tiny country picked a political fight with China over the naming of its new, de facto Taiwanese embassy. The move has become costly in terms of trade — not just for Lithuania, but for the entire European Union.

Vilnius, Jan. 17 (CNA) Lithuania's oldest beer brewer is now exploring the emerging Taiwan market in the wake of a naming row over the newly-opened Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius that led to a ban on products from the Baltic state in China.

Lithuanian brewery Volfas Engelman saw its sales in Taiwan increase 23 times, LTN news website in Taipei reported on Sat...