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Posted on March 26, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleChina’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told his Dutch counterpart at a WTO meeting in Cameroon on March 25, 2026, that China seeks to resolve trade and economic frictions—including over Nexperia and semiconductor cooperation—through dialogue, following a tense dispute over the Dutch seizure of chipma
BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - China is willing to resolve trade and economic issues with the Netherlands through dialogue and consultation, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the Dutch trade minister on the sidelines of a WTO meeting in Cameroon on Wednesday.
The two also exchanged views on bilateral semiconductor cooperation and the chipmaker Nexperia, the Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement released on Thursday, without offering further details.
Relations between China and the Netherlands have been strained in recent months after Dutch authorities seized chipmaker Nexperia from its Chinese parent Wingtech in October 2025. In a phone call between Chinese and Dutch foreign ministers earlier this month, China's Wang Yi said the country appreciates the "positive signals" shown by the new Dutch government regarding ties with Beijing.
(Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Ryan WooEditing by Peter Graff)
They discussed trade and economic issues, bilateral semiconductor cooperation, and the chipmaker Nexperia.
Relations became strained after Dutch authorities seized chipmaker Nexperia from its Chinese parent Wingtech.
Nexperia is a chipmaker whose seizure by Dutch authorities has impacted economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The discussions took place on the sidelines of a WTO meeting in Cameroon.
China expressed willingness to resolve trade and economic issues through dialogue and appreciated positive signals from the new Dutch government.
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