TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Lithuania will not meet China’s conditions regarding Taiwan’s representative office in Vilnius, according to President Gitanas Nauseda’s chief foreign policy adviser.

Asta Skaisgiryte told Lithuanian radio station Ziniu Radijas that talks with Beijing have seen no “significant progress,” per LRT. She said there is a state of deadlock “because the Chinese side is making a certain demand regarding the Taiwanese office.”

She added, “It seems that as long as this demand remains in place, such relations will not be viewed from the Chinese side in the same way as elsewhere.” However, Skaisgiryte did not specify Beijing's condition.

Asked whether resuming diplomatic ties would require closing the Taiwanese office, Skaisgiryte said, “I would not put it so categorically. Life always brings different turns and opportunities. However, at this point, this is a condition we cannot meet.” She said Lithuania continues to seek restoration of relations, but whether China will respond remains uncertain.

Vilnius and Beijing have been at odds for several years over the name of Taiwan’s representative office, which Beijing considers a breach of its diplomatic red lines. Diplomatic presence in both countries has been scaled back, and as of mid-May, no accredited Chinese diplomats or staff are in Lithuania.

In June, then-Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas said Lithuania had submitted a proposal to restore ties, but China has not responded. Following a government change, Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene’s cabinet pledged to “restore diplomatic relations with China to the level seen in other European Union states.”