Dutch politics
After years of tensions, diplomatic clashes and growing mistrust, the Jetten cabinet is cautiously taking steps to restore its relationship with China. Minister Silvio Erkens (Minister for Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture, VVD) travels to China and South Korea. It is the first visit by a Dutch cabinet member to
Dutch politics
The Dutch government is increasingly concerned about a new legislative proposal in the United States aimed at further tightening restrictions on the export of chip technology to China - which could also affect Dutch companies such as ASML. The MATCH Act, currently under consideration in the US Congress, seeks to “harmonise”
China
With the appointment of Caspar Veldkamp as the new EU ambassador to China, Brussels gains an envoy with deep roots in The Hague and a politically charged track record. The former Dutch minister of foreign affairs will take up one of Europe’s most demanding diplomatic posts this summer: the
China
A number of Dutch ministers are planning several working visits to China in the coming months. Why now? What is the relationship between China and the Netherlands? And what is happening elsewhere in Europe?
Europe & EU
The Dutch cabinet wants to become more “strategically European”, even to the point of considering European nuclear weapons in cooperation with France. Russia is seen as the main threat. The Netherlands aims to maintain good relations with the US, while also becoming less dependent on its long‑standing and trusted
Dutch politics
Former Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp will be the new ambassador of the European Union to China, sources in The Hague confirm. Veldkamp is expected to take up his post in Beijing this summer. The EU ambassadorship in China is regarded as one of the Union’s most politically and