Chinese President Xi Jinping and Dutch PM Mark Rutte discussed cyberespionage and opposed severing industrial and supply chains during a meeting in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed the issue of cyberespionage attributed to China during a meeting in Beijing. Xi criticized the US and European efforts to limit China's access to high-end Western technology, stating that cutting off industrial and supply chains will lead to division and confrontation. Both leaders emphasized their opposition to the severing of industrial and supply chains and called for expanded cooperation in sectors such as artificial intelligence, green transformation, and agriculture.