News / Lithuanian rail link with China hits the buffers as tension rises over Taiwan links

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Concerns are growing over alleged plans by China’s state rail operator to suspend services terminating in Lithuania in response to growing political acrimony between the countries.

A spokesperson for Lithuanian Railways told The Loadstar it had received no official word from China Railway Container Transport (CRCT), a subsidiary of China Railway Group, of any suspension, but had been informed by many customers of potential hiccups.

“We received information through customers that several Chinese freight trains won’t arrive in Lithuania at the end ...