After continuous setbacks in wind and solar projects, Lithuania is considering negotiations with China, giving Chinese companies a chance! Recently, the Baltic News Service disclosed a humorous piece of news: Lithuanian President Nausėda is reevaluating whether to continue listing China as a so-called "high-risk country." The reason is simple—after excluding Chinese companies from the supply chain, Lithuania's new energy projects have encountered significant difficulties. Around 2021, Lithuania completely turned its back on China, imposing restrictions in energy, telecommunications, and other fields, attempting to replace them with suppliers from Europe and the United States or local vendors, particularly in key infrastructure areas. However, this strategy quickly hit a wall in the two main battlegrounds of green energy: wind and solar power. For example, Lithuania plans to increase the share of renewable energy to over 45% by 2030, with wind power as the mainstay. Yet, the core components of wind turbines—such as inverters, gearboxes, towers, and even control systems—are heavily reliant on the Chinese supply chain globally. Moreover, Chinese companies have significant advantages in terms of cost, delivery cycles, and technical compatibility. Once collaboration is severed, Lithuania has neither production capacity nor technical reserves, while suppliers from Europe and the United States either quote prices that are over 30% higher or have delivery times extending to two years. More critically, the European Union as a whole has not actually banned Chinese new energy equipment. Countries like Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands are still purchasing large quantities of Chinese photovoltaic components and wind turbine parts. Lithuania's unilateral restrictions have instead caused it to fall behind in the regional energy transition competition. The cost of this "self-isolation" is manifesting in the form of project stagnation, rising electricity prices, and unmet emission reduction targets. Faced with real pressure, Nausėda has begun to soften his stance. Although no formal announcement has been made to adjust policies, there are already signs showing that Lithuania is considering restoring contact with China and has claimed to give China a chance, hoping that China can respect Lithuania's position while resuming cooperation. In response, what else can Brother Knife say? Where it's cooler, go stay there.