Dutch leader is visiting Beijing for talks on Ukraine, Gaza and restrictions on high-tech exports

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is meeting with Chinese leaders Wednesday for talks that are expected to include the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Dutch restrictions on the export of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. The Netherlands imposed export licensing requirements in 2023 on the sale of machinery that can make advanced processor chips. Rutte and Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen were to meet with China’s top leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, a Dutch government release said.