China’s date with once-sanctioned Dutch trade minister on cards for early July: source - South China Morning Post

The Netherlands' trade chief and his delegation will come at a pivotal diplomatic moment, as The Hague faces pressure from US tech-export laws

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Frans-Paul van der Putten, founder of Dutch consultancy ChinaGeopolitics, said that an urgent topic of discussion between the two sides on the coming trip was likely to be the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls in Hardware (Match) Act.

The bill, tabled in the US Congress in April, seeks to further restrict US allies' ability to sell advanced semiconductor equipment to China. This includes Dutch manufacturer ASML's deep-ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography machines.

"It is unclear, though, what the Netherlands or China can do to prevent the Match Act from being adopted and used against ASML by the US," van der Putten said, noting that China could retaliate against Dutch companies or individuals if they disrupt Chinese supply chains under foreign pressure.

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Article by Xiaofei Xu.