Published: January 13th, 2022,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025
Viking Bohman was a diplomat and is now a foreign policy expert at the Swedish National China Centre
The Lithuania drama continues: Germany’s Ministry of Economics pledges support to the Baltic country, while Taiwan ramps up economic aid. Swedish analyst Viking Bohman has taken a close look at China’s strategy of economic pressure. Although he sees Beijing’s harsh measures as counterproductive to its own interests, they can still inflict massive damage on the EU. Amelie Richter spoke with Bohmann.
Lithuania is the latest example of economic coercion from Beijing, but it is not the first. Can you give us a brief overview?