China’s commerce minister spoke with his Dutch counterpart this week in a bid to dissuade the European country – exporter of the world’s top chipmaking equipment – from hi-tech decoupling, which would hurt Chinese efforts to develop their own advanced semiconductors. Wang Wentao and Geoffrey van Leeuwen, the Netherlands’ acting foreign trade minister, met in...
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Chinese leader warns Dutch not to put up barriers in wake of tech export ban
“Artificially creating scientific and technological barriers and fragmenting industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation.” EU sees 200% surge in Xinjiang imports despite human rights concerns The Netherlands is the home of ASML, the world’s biggest developer of advanced semiconductor equipment for chip makers, and the country has found itself caught...
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Xi Jinping to meet visiting Dutch PM, trade minister as hi-tech tensions surge
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will visit Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, as the Netherlands’ chip export policy strains ties between the two countries. The visit, which was confirmed by China’s foreign ministry on Monday, was aimed at discussing “bilateral and economic relations, the war in Ukraine and the...