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Recently, the Netherlands has suddenly fallen into a geopolitical twist, and its move has also been concerned.

According to a report by the British "Financial Times" on October 20 local time, the Netherlands has restricted intelligence cooperation with the United States due to concerns that the Trump administration may use intelligence to "violate human rights" and "assist Russia." The report quoted the heads of Dutch civil and military intelligence as saying in a joint interview with the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant on October 18 that the Netherlands has become more cautious in intelligence sharing "given the politicization of our intelligence.

The Financial Times said it was the "most openly" foreign intelligence agencies have ever admitted the consequences of U.S. President Trump's interference in the intelligence business.

At the same time, it is worth noting that as the tension in the Sino-US trade game continues, Chinese-funded semiconductor companies have been "forcibly taken over" in the Netherlands. As we all know, the United States and the Netherlands have always cooperated closely in the field of export control in the chip industry. Afterwards, from the Dutch side's "there is no silver here" to the subsequent exposure of court documents, they all pointed to the fact that the United States had long encouraged the Netherlands to "black hand".

Eric Akbum, Director of the Dutch Public Intelligence Agency (AIVD) (right) and Peter Risk, Director of the Dutch Military Intelligence Agency (MIVD).

Erik Akerboom, director of the Dutch Public Intelligence Agency (AIVD), and Peter Reesink, director of the Dutch Military Intelligence Agency (MIVD), said in this interview that they regret Trump's dismissal of NSA Director Timothy Haugh in April.

Earlier, although the reason for Hough's dismissal has not been announced, Reuters reported that an American far-right person who urged Trump to fire Hough gave an explanation: Hough was connected with Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, and Milley has always been a critic of Trump.

¡°I can¡¯t comment on what¡¯s different now from my previous relationship, but it¡¯s true that we make our own decisions and sometimes no longer share some information,¡± Risk said.

The two senior Dutch intelligence officials said that the intelligence restricted from sharing involved Russia. The Financial Times added that Trump's position on Russian President Vladimir Putin has changed many times this year. The most recent time was last Friday (October 17), when he put pressure on Ukrainian President Zelensky to agree to Russia. The "armistice conditions" proposed by the side.

Asked what intelligence agencies would react to uncertainty about the purpose of intelligence about Russia, Risk replied, ¡°We will weigh.¡±

When asked whether the Trump administration's reorganization of federal agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), would affect the willingness of Dutch intelligence agencies to share with the United States, Akboom replied: "We will not judge what we see from a political perspective, but we will judge based on our experience in working with these agencies. We remain highly vigilant against the issues of 'politicization of intelligence' and 'human rights violation'."

Risk, however, added that after visiting the NSA and CIA a few months ago, ¡°the two sides have a good relationship,¡± adding that ¡°the two sides have a good relationship and it will continue, but that doesn¡¯t change the fact that we regularly evaluate our cooperation.¡±

Bart Groothuis, former head of cybersecurity in the Dutch Department of Defence and current member of the European Parliament, said that the two countries have been working closely together for a long time and he believes that if the United States alienated its allies in a similar way, it would harm itself.

"This shows that a lot of tough security cooperation is built on the trust and values of soft power, and both are indispensable," he said.

The Financial Times pointed out that for decades, the Netherlands has been one of the staunchest allies and intelligence partners of the United States. Dutch spies have helped destroy Iran's nuclear program, including implanting the Stuxnet computer virus into Iranian systems through an Iranian engineer in 2010.

Recently, China's leading semiconductor company Wingtech Technology has encountered major cross-border regulatory challenges. Its core asset Nexperia, headquartered in the Netherlands, has been frozen for one year since September 30 due to the directive of the Dutch government.

At the same time, some foreign executives of Nexperia even requested the court to initiate a company investigation and suspend the CEO appointed by the parent company Wingtech Technology from performing his duties. The Dutch side also requested the appointment of a foreign director with decisive voting rights and the entrustment of all shares in Nexperia (minus one share) to a person to be appointed and announced later.

Maike Okano-Heimans, a scholar who studies geopolitics and technology at the Klingendale Institute, a Dutch think tank, told NOS Broadcasting Corporation of the Netherlands: "The United States wants to contain China from becoming a scientific and technological power at all costs. So far, Europe has not figured out what kind of relationship it wants to establish with China. Therefore, the tough intervention measures taken by the Netherlands are probably under the pressure of the United States."

On October 16, He Yongqian, spokesman of China's Ministry of Commerce, said that China is concerned about the relevant situation, and China firmly opposes the Netherlands' generalization of the concept of national security and its direct intervention in the internal affairs of enterprises by administrative means. The Dutch side's move not only violates the spirit of contract and market principles, but also seriously damages the Dutch business environment and harms others and itself.

He Yongqian further stated that the penetration rules of the United States are the initiator of harming Chinese companies. It is hoped that the Netherlands will adhere to independence, proceed from maintaining Sino-Dutch economic and trade relations and maintaining the stability of the global semiconductor supply chain, respect objective facts, adhere to the spirit of contract and market principles, correct wrong practices, effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese investors, and create a fair, transparent and predictable business environment. China will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.

Extended reading

The Netherlands was scolded miserably.

The Dutch government probably didn't expect that the Westerners would react so strongly and the Chinese would counter it so violently when it forcibly took over a Chinese-owned subsidiary.

I saw that a Western Internet celebrity commented on the Netherlands like this:

The EU is very smart ¡­ oh no.

1)The Dutch government controlled China chip companies and appointed its own chief executive officer (CEO).

China has imposed an export ban on its semiconductor chips.

3)The Netherlands panicked. They could never have expected this to happen! They did not expect that if the Netherlands forcibly took away a company from China, China would respond in any way.

4) The Dutch National Broadcasting Corporation that Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Carrémans hopes to find a solution with China on China's export ban on Anselm Chips.

In the end, the Internet big V's answer is:They are such idiots!

That¡¯s not what I said, it¡¯s what the Westerners themselves said.

I looked at the comments, more than 100 messages, and they all thought that the Netherlands is indeed an idiot.

For example, someone regrets this:They are now calling China, apologizing, and hoping to find a solution that won't make them look like idiots. It's too late. Whether the takeover was right or wrong... what was surprising was that they did not foresee the obvious consequences.

Also commented like this:Throughout Europe, including the UK, our politicians are idiots. The problem with most European countries today is that they only consult with Washington and see the world entirely through the lens of the United States. They are eager to regard China as an enemy, but they have cut off key channels of communication with Beijing, leading themselves into blindness, reactivity and dangerous misdirection.

Some people also criticized that the Dutch are too self-righteous:Under U.S. pressure, the Netherlands could easily sit down with China and find a mutually satisfactory solution, but they had to take tough measures.

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Vincent Caremans

Why is this happening?

I believe that the Dutch government's actions should also surprise many Westerners.

After all, regardless of whether we believe it or not, many Western educations give the impression that private property is sacred and inviolable, "the wind can enter, the rain can enter, the king can not enter."

But no matter how loud the slogan is, it can't match the skinny feeling of reality after all.

We saw that the Dutch forces to intervene and take over China¡¯s subsidiary Anselm Semiconductor, and Anselm¡¯s Chinese CEO was removed.

This is a Chinese-funded subsidiary! This is a company that China companies bought with real money.

The Dutch said they took it.

As more information was disclosed, it was not unexpected that the United States intervened in this incident.

A senior executive of Wentai Technology bluntly stated in a previous investor conference call that the Dutch government's order was based on the new US regulations, but was actually aimed at seizing control. "The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs is clearly a docile sheep following the U.S. government," the executive told investors at the time.

Although the Dutch government denied, documents released by the Dutch court also revealed that as early as June this year, the U.S. notified the Netherlands that they would expand the scope of the "entity list".

In further consultations on June 12, the US side added that,¡°It can be understood that taking time to take out equity ... but the company¡¯s CEOs are still Chinese, which is a problem.

Three months later, the Netherlands took action to expel the China CEO and fully take over Anshi Semiconductor on the pretext of so-called "serious governance flaws."

Even in black paper, the Netherlands is still cunning, claiming that the takeover action is the Dutch "autonomous decision", "(China) claims that we are under pressure from the United States, secretly conspired, it is not the case."

But the key is whether the Dutch government believes, the US government believes, and the whole world believes.

The Dutch themselves don't believe it.

I saw that one netizen should be Dutch and commented bitterly:Even as a Dutchman, I think the Dutch government is stupid. They are cowardly vassals of American war geopolitics. I hope China will resolutely oppose them so that the Dutch government will not destroy one but two important chip manufacturers because of the United States.

Alas, one word: stupid.

Two words: stupid.

Three words: very stupid.

How can you expect yourself to infringe on the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises like this, and China will not respond at all?

On the chessboard of international relations, no country will be willing to be a pawn to give in forever.

The Netherlands is still cunning, claiming that the takeover operation is the Dutch "autonomous decision"

On October 16, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce of China said:China is concerned about the relevant situation, and China is resolutely opposed to the Netherlands' generalization of the national security concept, directly interfering with the internal affairs of enterprises by administrative means.The Dutch move not only violates the spirit of the contract and the market principles, but will also seriously damage the Dutch business environment, harm oneself and others.

According to media reports, China has taken some countermeasures, after all, as Zhong Tian's Anse Semiconductor, the production base in Europe is not fake, but without the final packaging and testing of the Chinese factory, many of the chips could not be completed export.

The Dutch were anxious, so on October 17, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a statement saying,¡°We are very concerned about China¡¯s limited exports of Anchor Semiconductor plants, and we are communicating with relevant Chinese departments and other relevant European governments and companies to address this issue.¡±

Finally what do you think?

Let's make three superficial points.

First, the Dutch mentality is really problematic.

Regardless of the serious consequences, I violate the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises by myself. Moreover, the whole world knows it, but I am still whitewashing myself. What I do has nothing to do with the United States.

This confidence-covering ringtone is really laughable.

I see that some western netizens think that,Even if the Dutch government's seizure is lifted, China's export ban should not be lifted.It takes someone to give the Dutch government a lesson.The more painful the lesson, the better the Dutch government learns.

Someone else regrets:When two lions fight, don't mix it with the rabbit next to it, any lion can crush it into pieces of meat with just one nail.

Second, don¡¯t really expect China to be bullied.

This needs to be emphasized.

In the past, to be honest, in the face of Western oppression and humiliation, Chinese enterprises have always tolerated the burden of humiliation, knocking down the doorstep and swallowing.

Previously it was indeed helpless, but so on, it is always not the way, we still have to have the means.

Today's China is no longer the one that can only "convince people with reason". When necessary, "checking and balancing by force" is also a means to safeguard justice.

I see that some Westerners lament that the world is really different for China's counter-measures.

Some western netizens said,The Netherlands may have thought that China would conduct diplomatic negotiations without responding quickly, but they were wrong. They did not see how quickly China responded to the US "50% affiliate rule" and how to deal with US port charges."Now the United States is in panic."

What is the conclusion?

"Some Westerners are really idiots. I think they live in some kind of post-colonial world, where they are at the mercy of whatever they think, and they can't understand that the world has come from where it was 20 years ago. This is ridiculous."

The picture shows the chip data picture has nothing to do with the text and text

Third, this is even more ruthlessly stamping the hypocrisy of the West.

What is it that ¡°private property is sacred and inviolable¡±, what is it that ¡°wind can come in, rain can come in, king can not come in¡±, and what is the result?

Do it when it's time to do it. The so-called spirit of contract, in their eyes, is just a piece of waste paper.

This will undoubtedly make Chinese capital feel cold, and also let investors all over the world breathe a cold breath.

Moreover, it must be said that the Netherlands has gone too far in terms of nominations.

The former Dutch ambassador to China said:¡°Before, ASME¡¯s restrictions on exporting chip equipment to China have caused a lot of discontent. China is likely to take the Dutch ¡®killing chicken monkeys¡¯ and dry us aside. Norway and Lithuania have already experienced this.¡±

Giraldi, an analyst at the Center for Strategic Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, warned Kalemans,"Watch out, Minister! This is playing with fire. Don't let Holland burn."

I see one Western man also regret:Stupid Dutch. If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the enemy's corpses float over. If you have no culture and you don't know history, you are bound to condemn yourself.

I did not react at once, what the river side body meant, and then tried to think for a moment, it should be the famous words of Confucius:(The son said on the river) The dead are like people!

Although the meaning is completely wrenched, but I have to say that the word is still pretty imagery. some Dutch people, really stupid!