The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs revealed that "he will meet with Chinese officials in a few days," but still made excuses
As the Sino-US trade confrontation continues to escalate, Chinese semiconductor companies in the Netherlands have been "forcibly taken over," and this European country has now entered this dispute.
According to Reuters, on October 19 local time, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Vincent Karremans, said during an interview on the national TV program "Buitenhof" that he expects to meet with Chinese officials in a few days to discuss how to resolve the deadlock surrounding Nexperia.
He added that Dutch diplomats have been working to ease the deadlock, and he himself will meet with the Chinese minister in charge of the matter in a few days. He emphasized, "This issue has been discussed at the highest level."
However, Karremans still made excuses, claiming that "the Chinese believe the Netherlands is colluding with the United States to interfere in Nexperia's affairs," but the purpose of the Netherlands' actions this time was "to prevent the company's former Chinese CEO from transferring business and intellectual property out of Europe."
Just a few days ago, according to NOS Radio on October 17 local time, Karremans had also made excuses, stating that the Netherlands' "historic intervention" against Chinese enterprises was not pressured by the United States, and even accused the Chinese side of "misrepresenting the facts."
"The claim that we are pressured by the United States and secretly colluding is not true," the outgoing acting minister insisted, stating that he had never communicated with any U.S. party regarding this matter: "Whether it is this decision or previous choices, they were all my own judgments."
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