China, Netherlands pledge deeper cooperation to tackle global challenges
- On May 22, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp met in Beijing to pledge deeper cooperation amid global challenges.
- This meeting followed the Netherlands' January announcement to tighten export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment under U.S. Pressure to curb shipments to China.
- Both sides expressed willingness to enhance communication on issues including climate change, the green transition, multilateral trade, women's rights, and semiconductor technology.
- Veldkamp emphasized that the EU and the Netherlands are eager to collaborate with China in addressing shared international issues and stressed the significance of maintaining international trade that is as open as possible.
- The pledge reflects a tentative easing of tensions and aims to strengthen China-EU ties despite ongoing disputes over trade policies and export restrictions.
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Minister Veldkamp Consults with Chinese: 'Take a Good Look at Our National Security'
The Netherlands and China have started talks on the semiconductor industry. Minister Caspar Veldkamp said this during his two-day visit to Beijing. There he also spoke to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang about topics such as the trade war between the US and China and the war in Ukraine.
China, Netherlands pledge deeper cooperation to tackle global challenges
China and the Netherlands pledged on Thursday to deepen cooperation and communication amid "global challenges" by bolstering wider China-EU ties to tackle areas such as climate change and the green transition.

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