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'From Europe's perspective, the Taiwan issue has already become "one of the most important factors" shaping EU-China relations, according to Frans-Paul van der Putten, a China expert based in the Netherlands. He warned that a potential future conflict between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan – one that could draw in most EU member states as Nato...

... Frans-Paul van der Putten, a China expert based in the Netherlands, said there was limited room for manoeuvre because of vulnerabilities within the US-China-Europe strategic triangle. He said the EU was geographically restrained and had conflicting economic and security interests, and so had little to offer China. Meanwhile, Beijing could not...

"The two main strategic aims for the EU in the coming years are to become autonomous militarily and to preserve its economic competitiveness," said Frans-Paul van der Putten, founder of the Dutch advisory firm China Geopolitics.

The European Union has no alternative but to build up its military and economic power as much and as fast as possible. European countries have long benefited from the United States' leading in Europe's defense and in global governance. This favorable condition is rapidly disappearing as the U.S. redefines its international role. The EU now needs to...

China's rise is reshaping global power, and nowhere is this more evident than in its approach to Taiwan. In this episode, we sit down with renowned China expert Frans-Paul van der Putten to unravel the deep historical roots of China's ambitions, the shifting geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, and what his upcoming book, China Resurrected, reveals...

The European Union must prepare itself for the fact that the US will favor coercion over cooperation in its economic war with China, write researchers Matt Ferchen and Frans-Paul van der Putten.

Frans-Paul van der Putten, a China expert at the Dutch think tank Clingendael Institute, said existing EU policies towards China were likely to continue following the elections, including continued pressure on Beijing regarding its trade with Russia, with the Ukraine war and growing US-China tensions having "a major impact on Europe's perception of...

The news refers to a dialogue between the Netherlands and the United States, in which the latter likes the possibility of turning off semiconductor machines. Van der Putten: "There are different interests at play. The U.S. government wants as many guarantees as possible. They find it very important that advanced equipment does not end up in Chinese...

U.S. demands that chipmaking giant ASML stop servicing some equipment it has sold to Chinese customers are a diplomatic and business headache for the Dutch government, but signs are it will continue to align with Washington on export restrictions. Although Prime Minister Mark Rutte's government is reluctant to make a blanket decision, its public...

Following media reports that the Netherlands-based lithography equipment leader ASML is harboring thoughts to move its operations abroad, the country's political climate, especially the recent electoral victory of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), has come under the industrial spotlight.