00:00Meanwhile, China and the Netherlands have pledged to deepen cooperation amid global challenges
00:05with the aim to strengthen ties between them and the wider China-EU relationship.
00:11They agreed to maintain close communication for cooperation in various fields,
00:15including in semiconductor technology as well as expand collaboration
00:19on issues such as climate change and the green transition.
00:23Dutch Foreign Minister Kaspar Velkom said Prime Minister Dikshof looks forward to a possible visit to China later this year.
00:33The relationship between China and the Netherlands is marked by ongoing tensions and evolving export controls in the industry.
00:41But tensions between the two countries have eased,
00:44despite the Netherlands under US pressure-expanded semiconductor export controls to China from April 1st.
00:51Beijing has repeatedly criticised Washington's push to pressure allies like the Netherlands and Japan
00:57into restricting China's access to advanced chips and chip-making equipment.
01:02China, the world's second-largest economy, opposes these curbs,
01:06calling them an abuse of national security claims and a threat to global semiconductor supply chains.
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