Chinese President Xi meets with Dutch Prime Minister to check moves to tighten export controls. In the Netherlands, there are manufacturers of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment with high technological capabilities.
The Dutch government has tightened export controls to prevent military use. President Xi appears to be aiming to strengthen relations with the Netherlands and attract technology and investment from Europe, amid continued conflict with the United States over cutting-edge technologies such as semiconductors, and growing uncertainty about the future of the domestic economy. The movement of the government was restrained.