During a series of high-level meetings in Beijing, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Chinese officials, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, discussed a range of topics aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. Key issues included the Netherlands' restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, specifically lithography machines, to China. China expressed hopes that the Netherlands would support companies in fulfilling contractual obligations and ensure the normal trade of lithography machines. In response to concerns about ASML, a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, potentially leaving the Netherlands, the Dutch government is set to allocate funds for the company in a plan codenamed Project Beethoven. This move is part of broader efforts to maintain ASML within the country, including planned investments in Eindhoven and tax breaks. The talks also touched upon the importance of a fair and transparent business environment, with China indicating readiness to import more high-quality goods from the Netherlands and welcoming Dutch companies to invest in China. Additionally, discussions covered the need for caution in introducing restrictive economic and trade policies and the use of trade remedy measures. The meetings, which took place on Wednesday afternoon, also addressed cutting supply chains, cyberespionage, and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held in-depth discussions on key issues such as the export of photolithography machines to China.
Mark Rutte is quite likely to be the next #NATO Secretary-General, and here he is promoting #China as a source of stability and kindness in the world. https://t.co/tsV9uDvkXf
Netherlands values friendly ties with China. Rutte understands the realities on the ground: Decoupling is not a policy choice for the Dutch government, since any act undermining China's development interests will only boomerang.
In response to previous concerns over #ASML possibly leaving the country, the #Dutch government is set to allocate funds for the company in a plan codenamed Project Beethoven. 🎼 https://t.co/45tN8pcJQY
In response to previous concerns over #ASML 's possibly leaving the country, the #Dutch government is set to allocate funds for the company in a plan codenamed Project Beethoven. 🎼 https://t.co/45tN8pcJQY
#ASML 's future may be decided by Beethoven 🎼 https://t.co/TSUPR7BTo1
ASML's future may be decided by Beethoven 🎼 https://t.co/TSUPR7BTo1
Chinese Premier Li Qiang calls for enhanced cooperation with Germany's Bavaria https://t.co/iQUbxmiLD6
China hopes Netherlands will resume full lithography machine trade https://t.co/qyl6AX1NT4
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is meeting with Chinese leaders Wednesday for talks that are expected to include the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Dutch restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. https://t.co/TvrYEpLIn3
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with Markus Soeder, minister-president of #Bavaria, #Germany, calling for strengthened economic and trade cooperation with Bavaria. https://t.co/FkUnIQcqYd https://t.co/UYDf7HCgyc
Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Prime Minister of the #Netherlands Mark Rutte @MinPres on Wednesday in Beijing, vowing to promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral ties. https://t.co/decdxM0Sl3
#China hopes the #Netherlands would support companies in fulfilling contractual obligations, ensure normal trade of lithography machines, said Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao when meeting Dutch Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen
🇨🇳🇳🇱China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with visiting Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen in Beijing. Both sides held in-depth discussions on key issues such as the export of photolithography machines to China and… https://t.co/X3vCIOKELE
China hopes Netherlands will ensure 'normal' lithography machine trade https://t.co/BTjVKqTAy2 https://t.co/HBPFD5jd9P
🔴 CHINA'S COMMERCE MINISTER URGES NETHERLANDS TO UPHOLD CONTRACT SPIRIT AND SUPPORT COMPANIES IN FULFILLING OBLIGATIONS IN LITHOGRAPHY MACHINE TRADE
🔴 CHINA'S COMMERCE MINISTER MEETS WITH DUTCH COUNTERPART TO DISCUSS COOPERATION IN STRENGTHENING SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY AND LITHOGRAPHY MACHINES.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday met with Markus Soeder, minister-president of Bavaria, Germany, calling for strengthened economic and trade cooperation with Bavaria. https://t.co/qxtKr3jFh8
Dutch Prime Minister #MarkRutte is meeting with Chinese leaders for talks that are expected to include the wars in #Ukraine and #Gaza and Dutch restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to #China. https://t.co/l7KJPgKu9e
In Beijing, Dutch PM raises cyberespionage with China's Xi https://t.co/P4VvoJhwEB https://t.co/yhDgn5SJhR
China's Xi Tells Dutch PM Cutting Supply Chains Would Lead to Confrontation - Reuters https://t.co/hk5mucQcfP
CHINA'S PREMIER LI, IN MEETING WITH DUTCH PRIME MINISTER: HOPES THAT THE EU SIDE SHOULD BE PRUDENT IN INTRODUCING RESTRICTIVE ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICIES AND USE TRADE REMEDY MEASURES - STATE MEDIA
⚠️ CHINA'S XI TELLS DUTCH PM CUTTING SUPPLY CHAINS WOULD LEAD TO CONFRONTATION Full Story → https://t.co/SaEJhZyYcq https://t.co/HfbxN7XUH6
CHINA'S XI, IN MEETING WITH DUTCH PRIME MINISTER: HOPES THAT THE NETHERLANDS WILL PROVIDE A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR CHINESE COMPANIES - STATE MEDIA
CHINA'S XI, IN MEETING WITH DUTCH PRIME MINISTER: CHINA IS READY TO IMPORT MORE HIGH-QUALITY GOODS FROM THE NETHERLANDS, WELCOMES DUTCH COMPANIES TO INVEST IN CHINA - STATE MEDIA
🇨🇳🇳🇱Xi Jinping will meet Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon.-CCTV https://t.co/I3C5RfrEX7
Dutch PM set for high-stakes China talks on chip export policy https://t.co/u1NBEUi4us https://t.co/vLzqfPBY3m
According to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany, #China has been #Germany’s most important trade partner for eight consecutive years. More than 5,000 German companies are in the Chinese market, directly providing more than one million jobs. #Bavaria #markussöder https://t.co/12Xat6wsNc
A German delegation led by the governor of the German state of #Bavaria, Markus Soder, is on a five-day trip to #China. Soder visited the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, took a ride on the maglev train in Chengdu, and toured the historic Forbidden City in Beijing. #germany https://t.co/uR2Dj77ta0
The Netherlands is planning to invest in Eindhoven and allow for tax breaks, in an effort to keep ASML in the country https://t.co/i8XV1rXMTN
Dutch minister vows to defend ASML interests ahead of China visit -FD https://t.co/tz98TLd0HE https://t.co/bvUoaVpteZ