The Chinese embassy in the Netherlands said it strongly objects to passages in the Dutch government's International Security Strategy 2026–2030 that it says misrepresent China’s development path and foreign policy and hype a so‑called 'China threat.' Beijing expressed serious concern and dissatisfaction, urged the Netherlands to stop spreading false information and broadening national‑security concepts to target China, and reiterated China pursues peaceful development and an independent foreign

The Chinese embassy in the Netherlands said it strongly objects to passages in the Dutch government's International Security Strategy 2026–2030 that it says misrepresent China’s development path and foreign policy and hype a so‑called 'China threat.' Beijing expressed serious concern and dissatisfaction, urged the Netherlands to stop spreading false information and broadening national‑security concepts to target China, and reiterated China pursues peaceful development and an independent foreign policy and is a source of global opportunity and stability rather than a threat.