Holland and China to intensify relationship

The Netherlands and China have signed a declaration pledging to strengthen their relationship. Foreign minister Maxime Verhagen is in China on an official visit marking 35 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.


Verhagen also held talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, which included human rights issues, the foreign ministry said. China is the Netherlands’ second biggest trading partner.

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