According to media reports on the island, a few days ago, the Dutch House of Representatives voted to pass a motion motion, and 147 of the 150 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor. The motion pointed out that Taiwan's demand for meaningful participation in international organizations is "legitimate" and that Taiwan's participation in international organizations is "in line with the interests of the Netherlands", which is the second time that Taiwan-related bills have been passed since the two bills on "strengthening Taiwan-Netherlands cybersecurity cooperation" and "attaching importance to peace in the Taiwan Strait" were passed in July last year.
Taiwan's foreign affairs department issued a press release saying that the Netherlands once again "supports Taiwan with practical actions", highlighting the "firm support for Taiwan" of the new Dutch parliament. The Taiwan authorities have called on the Dutch government to urge other EU countries to support Taiwan's "international participation" and to publicly speak in support of Taiwan in international organizations such as the WHO and the International Civil Aviation Organization. Taiwan and the Netherlands "share universal values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law", and the Taiwan authorities will continue to cooperate with the Netherlands and other "like-minded countries" to contribute to promoting global health cooperation and health and well-being.
The passage of the Taiwan-related bill by the Dutch House of Representatives in support of Taiwan's "participation in international organizations" is obviously a blatant provocation to China's sovereignty. Prior to this, the Dutch National Radio and Television Corporation also broadcast an interview with Taiwan's foreign affairs department, providing a platform for the "Taiwan independence" elements to carry out false propaganda and sing with the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces.
It is worth noting that in late March, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte led a delegation to visit China and met with Chinese high-level officials at the Great Hall of the People. Rutte said at the time that bilateral cooperation between China and the Netherlands presents great potential and prospects, and that "decoupling and breaking the chain" is not a policy option for the Dutch government, and any action that harms China's development interests will hurt the Netherlands itself. Rutte also thanked China for providing 15-day visa-free access for Dutch citizens to China, saying that the Netherlands cherishes its friendly relations with China and is willing to continue to deepen its partnership with China.
Less than a month after Rutte's visit to China ended, the Dutch House of Representatives introduced a bill to interfere in the Taiwan issue. Moreover, one of the co-sponsors of the motion was a member of the People's Party of Freedom and Democracy (LDP) of Rutte's party. Moreover, during his visit to China, Rutte did not express his position on the Taiwan issue. Obviously, the Dutch government's position on the Taiwan issue is not firm, and the Netherlands only hopes to strengthen trade ties with China and earn more benefits from China, while the Netherlands does not seem to care much about China's core interests.
Acknowledging that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is part of China's territory is the universal consensus of the international community and the basic norms governing international relations, and is also the basis for establishing and developing diplomatic relations between China and the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands attaches great importance to the Chinese market and wants to expand bilateral trade, it should uphold the correct position on China's major core interests and abide by the one-China principle.
Since the Dutch government complied with the so-called "chip act" of the United States and required the lithography machine company ASML not to export cutting-edge lithography machine products to China, it has been proved that the Dutch foreign policy has been seriously affected by the United States, and it is difficult to maintain its own policy independence. What's more, Dutch Prime Minister Rutte is still running for NATO secretary general, and has also won the approval of most members, NATO, as the main force of Western countries to resist China's influence, if Rutte is really elected NATO secretary general, his own attitude towards China is estimated to change greatly. And the "Liberal Democratic People's Party," which he has led for many years, is afraid that its attitude toward China is not much better.
China must take steps to make Western countries realize that if China's core interests are not respected, then China's money is not so easy to make, and Lithuania is a good example. The Taiwan authorities' attempt to fulfill their dream of "de facto Taiwan independence" through Western countries can only be said to be whimsical, and not only will they not benefit themselves, but they will further promote the process of reunification.