The Netherlands Unveils Strategy to Tackle China’s ‘Unfair Trading Practices’
- Dutch preference is to ‘act in concert’ with EU on China
- Government position on China ‘constructive and critical’
A dock worker walks on the quayside as a container ship, operated by China Shipping Group Co., sits moored in the Port of Rotterdam.
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The Netherlands seeks to address “unfair trading practices” by China while adopting a position on the Asian nation which is both “constructive and critical,” according to a presentation documenting the country’s so-called China strategy.
The Dutch aim to protect intellectual property and prevent unwanted technology transfers, according to documents presented by the country’s foreign ministry on Wednesday. “When it comes to certain key technologies and critical raw materials, we do not want to become dependent on China.”