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Yahoo
9 hours ago
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Chinese spying on Dutch industries 'intensifying': Dutch defence minister
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese efforts to spy on the Dutch are intensifying, with the focus on semiconductors, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Saturday. "The semiconductor industry, which we are technologically leading, or technology advanced, of course, to get that intellectual property - that's interesting to China," Brekelmans said in an interview on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore. The Dutch military intelligence agency said in its annual report in April last year that Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to strengthen China's armed forces. When asked if the spying had stopped, Brekelmans said: "It's continuing. In our newest intelligence reports, our intelligence agency said that the biggest cyber threat is coming from China, and that we do see most cyber activity when it comes to us being as from China. That was the case last year, but that's still the case. So we only see this intensifying." China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Beijing routinely denies allegations of cyber espionage and says it opposes all forms of cyberattack. Dutch intelligence agencies first publicly attributed cyber espionage to China last year, when they said state-backed cyber spies had gained access to a Dutch military network in 2023. Brekelmans said security is becoming increasingly important for the Netherlands as China is "using their economic position for geopolitical purposes and also to pressure us". The minister said the Netherlands has introduced instruments to protect key industries and vital interests but the country and region also need to reduce their dependency on China for critical raw materials. "Both on the European Union level, but also on the national level, we need to make bigger steps in order to reduce those dependencies."
Yahoo
10 hours ago
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Chinese spying on Dutch industries 'intensifying': Dutch defence minister
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese efforts to spy on the Dutch are intensifying, with the focus on semiconductors, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said on Saturday. "The semiconductor industry, which we are technologically leading, or technology advanced, of course, to get that intellectual property - that's interesting to China," Brekelmans said in an interview on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore. The Dutch military intelligence agency said in its annual report in April last year that Chinese spies have targeted the Dutch semiconductor, aerospace and maritime industries to try to strengthen China's armed forces. When asked if the spying had stopped, Brekelmans said: "It's continuing. In our newest intelligence reports, our intelligence agency said that the biggest cyber threat is coming from China, and that we do see most cyber activity when it comes to us being as from China. That was the case last year, but that's still the case. So we only see this intensifying." China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Beijing routinely denies allegations of cyber espionage and says it opposes all forms of cyberattack. Dutch intelligence agencies first publicly attributed cyber espionage to China last year, when they said state-backed cyber spies had gained access to a Dutch military network in 2023. Brekelmans said security is becoming increasingly important for the Netherlands as China is "using their economic position for geopolitical purposes and also to pressure us". The minister said the Netherlands has introduced instruments to protect key industries and vital interests but the country and region also need to reduce their dependency on China for critical raw materials. "Both on the European Union level, but also on the national level, we need to make bigger steps in order to reduce those dependencies."
NHK
a day ago
- Business
- NHK
China-led global body for dispute mediation to be established in Hong Kong
China has set up an international body to resolve disputes through mediation along with more than 30 countries, mainly those of the Global South. A signing ceremony was held in Hong Kong on Friday with 32 nations attending as founding members of the International Organization for Mediation, to be headquartered in the territory. The group comprises mainly developing nations in Africa and Asia with close ties to China. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the new organization is designed to make international dispute settlement mechanisms fairer and beneficial to all, and improve representation of the Global South in international governance. The Chinese government says the organization will work to resolve commercial and other international disputes. But it has not made it clear what cases the organization will handle or how it will operate. In 2016, China reacted sharply to a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. The court dismissed China's claim to the South China Sea, which is also claimed by other countries in the region. China apparently aims to deepen ties with Global South nations and create an international order advantageous to itself amid escalating rivalry between Beijing and Washington.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it banned in 2023 over worries about Japan's discharge of treated but slightly radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. China said Friday that talks this week made 'substantial progress' but did not confirm an agreement on the issue that has been a significant political and diplomatic point of tension for the wary Asian powers.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
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- Bloomberg
Wang Yi Urges Global Dialog as China Backs Hong Kong for Mediation Hub
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged countries to look beyond zero-sum thinking and resolve disputes through dialog, as he signed a convention to set up a global mediation organization in Hong Kong. Speaking Friday on his first visit to the financial hub in three years, Wang highlighted the city's return to Chinese rule as a successful example of solving an international dispute using peaceful means.
