China has decided to recall its ambassador to Lithuania and demanded the Lithuanian government recall its ambassador to China, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Recently, the Lithuanian government, in disregard of China's repeated representations and articulation of potential consequences, announced its decision to allow Taiwan authorities to open a "representative office" under the name of "Taiwan," the spokesman said.

外交部发言人8月10日表示，近一段时间，立陶宛政府不顾中方反复交涉、晓以利害，宣布允许台湾当局以"台湾"名义设立"代表处"。

The Lithuanian government's decision brazenly violates the spirit of the communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Lithuania, and severely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the spokesman noted.

此举公然违背中立两国建交公报精神，严重损害中国主权和领土完整。

"The Chinese government expresses its categorical opposition to this move. China has decided to recall its ambassador to Lithuania and demanded the Lithuanian government recall its ambassador to China," the spokesman said.

中国政府对此表示坚决反对，决定召回中国驻立陶宛大使，并要求立政府召回驻中国大使。