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China uses its economic powerhouse as leverage over others. (Photo: A bloke called Jerm)

Estonia and Latvia sever China club ties

Latvia and Estonia have joined Lithuania in sharply reducing ties with China after pulling out of a diplomatic club set up by Beijing in 2012.

Both Riga and Tallinn on Thursday (11 August) issued similar worded statements on the withdrawal, noting however they would still strive "for constructive and pragmatic" relations with China.

But the latest move means the so-called 16+1 eastern European framework with China is now reduced to 14. \n \n"China's 17+1 format was already redunda...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

China uses its economic powerhouse as leverage over others. (Photo: A bloke called Jerm)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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