,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ddf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,comm5d+ !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,republic ( ,li?uania =   
its resolve 9 increas+ ties ) ,taiwan & 
support+ its firm /ance aga9/ co]cion by
 ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4  ,:]eas1 on  
,may #bj1 #bjba1 ! p>liam5t ( ,li?uania 
pass$ a resolution 9 :i* x recogniz$ !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's treatm5t ( !    
,uyghurs & memb]s ( ,muslim & m9ority   
communities 9 ,x9jiang region z a       
g5ocide1 call$ ^u ! ,unit$ ,nations to  
inve/igate ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's    
int]nm5t camps = ,uyghurs1 & ask$ !     
,european ,commission to review its     
relation%ip ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  
,:]eas1 on ,may #ba1 #bjba1 ,li?uania   
)drew f ! #aga =mat t facilitates       
collaboration betwe5 ,c5tral & ,ea/]n   
,european nations & ! ,p's ,republic (  

,*9a2 ,:]eas ! #aga 0 design$ by !      
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty 7,,ccp7 to bo?   
create bus9ess & cultural ex*ange       
opportunities = ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1
 & to divide ,european nations on       
sub-regional issues reg>d+ ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #bb1 
#bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,li?uania ann\nc$  
its donation ( #bj1jjj ,,covid-#ai      
vacc9es to ,taiwan aft] ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a block$ ,taiwan f p>ticipation 9 
! _w-wide ,,covax vacc9e %>+ s*eme2     
,:]eas1 on ,july #bj1 #bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,li?uania ann\nc$ ! e/abli%m5t (     
ex*ange (fices ) ,taiwan "u ! "n ( !    
,taiwanese ,repres5tative ,(fice2 ,:]eas
 ! ,,ccp has aggressively puni%$ o!r    
organizations & nations = us+ ! "n      
,taiwan to ref] to ! isl&1 r ?an ref]r+ 
to x by ! ,,ccp pref]r$ ,*9ese ,taipei1 
a practice by :i* ! ,,ccp seeks to =ce  
o!r nations to con=m to its view t      
,taiwan is a "p ( ,*9a2 ,:]eas1 9       
retaliation to ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,li?uania's
 ann\ncem5t ( ! ,taiwanese              

,repres5tative ,(fice1 ! ,,ccp implem5t$
 sev]e economic re/rictions on          
,li?uania2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #aj1 #bjba1
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
prote/$ ! ann\ncem5t ( ! new ,li?uanian 
(fice 9 ,taiwan by recall+ its          
ambassador to ,vilnius1 & dem&+ t       
,li?uania remove its ambassador f       
,beij+2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #d1 #bjba1 
,li?uania's ,ambassador to ,*9a1 ,diana 
,mickevii51 return$ to ,vilnius2 ,:]eas 
,li?uania's ,european neighbors &       
,european ,union 7,,eu7 lead]s h comm5d$
 ,li?uania's brav]y & h express$        
will+ness to /& 9 solid>ity )           
,li?uania's decision1 includ+ by issu+ a
 jo9t lett] f ,european ,p>liam5t memb]s
 on ,septemb] #c1 #bjba2 ,:]eas1 on     
,septemb] #ae1 #bjba1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
,antony ,bl9k5 reaffirm$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 commitm5t to ,li?uania1 /at+1 ,li?uania
 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates are v /rong p>tn]s 9 
,,nato4 ,we /& toge!r = collective      
def5se & security4 ,we /& aga9/ economic
 co]cion1 includ+ t be+ ex]t$ by ,*9a42 

,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #ba1 #bjba1 !      
,m9i/ry ( ,national ,def5ce 9 ,li?uania 
recomm5d$ t citiz5s n pur*ase phones    
manufactur$ 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & 
?r[ away _! exi/+ phones1 aft] evid5ce  
em]g$ t ! devices h c5sor%ip te*nology  
built 92 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #bb1      
#bjba1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,li?uania ann\nc$  
an additional vacc9e donation to ,taiwan
 total+ #bce1ijj doses2 ,:]eas ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a has engag$ 9 economic  
co]cion to puni% c\ntries t d n d z !   
,,ccp wi%es1 includ+ by bann+ ! import (
 ,au/ralian w9e & agricultural products 
aft] ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,au/ralia support$   
laun*+ an int]national inve/igation into
 ! orig9s ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 clos+ 
,s\? ,korean dep>tm5t /ores & t\rism    
aft] ! ,republic ( ,korea deploy$ !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,t]m9al ,high ,altitude   
,area ,def5se missile batt]y1 re/rict+  
imports f ! ,philipp9es aft] t nation   
prote/$ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's       
ass]tive & unlawful actions 9 ,sc>bor\gh
 ,%oal1 & cutt+ ! imports ( ,norwegian  

salmon aft] ,norway aw>d$ a ,*9ese      
dissid5t ) ! ,nobel ,prize2 ,:]eas !    
,,ccp regul>ly uses its economic p[] to 
pressure ,taiwan's diplomatic allies to 
cut ties ) ! isl& & in/ead              
diplomatically recognize ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 z x did mo/ rec5tly ) 
! ,solomon ,isl&s & ,kiribati1 leav+    
,taiwan ) j #ae diplomatic allies2 &    
,:]eas ! ,,ccp has repeat$ly &          
cont9u\sly b>r$ ,taiwan f mean+ful      
p>ticipation 9 key int]national         
organizations su* z ! ,_w ,heal?        
,organization1 ,int]national ,civil     
,aviation ,organization1 & o!r ,unit$   
,nations organizations & affiliat$      
me*anisms 9 an attempt to diplomatically
 isolate ,taiwan3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! 
,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,li?uania = its decision to deep5 ties )
 ,taiwan & /&+ up to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ 
,p>ty's unfair co]cion & pressure2  7#b7
 commits to support+ ,li?uania & ,taiwan
 9 ! face ( ^! *all5ges1 includ+ by     
explor+ ways to increase economic       

coop]ation ) bo? c\ntries2  7#c7        
enc\rages ,european allies to cont9ue to
 /& 9 solid>ity ) ,li?uania aga9/       
aggression f ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a2  7#d7 enc\rages !     
,li?uanian bus9ess community to cont9ue 
to seek opportunities = inve/m5t & gr[? 
) reliable p>tn]s outside ( ! ,p's      
,republic ( ,*9a's abusive economic     
sy/em2  7#e7 expresses conc]n ) !       
,,ccp's aggressive actions & attempts to
 influ5ce bilat]al relations betwe5     
gov]nm5ts attempt+ to build positive    
ties ) ,taiwan1 a beacon ( democracy 9 !
 ,indo-,pacific & a key ,unit$ ,/ates   
p>tn]2 &  7#f7 supports ,taiwan 9 its   
/ruggle aga9/ ,,ccp malign influ5ce1    
co]cion1 & aggression1 :i* ?reat5s n    
only ! ,taiwanese p & c\ntries 9 !      
,indo-,pacific1 b also any nation ar\nd 
! _w t enacts policies or positions t   
are inconsi/5t ) ^? ( ! ,,ccp4