BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China hopes the Netherlands will ensure normal trade of lithography machines, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has said.
Wang made the remarks on Wednesday when meeting with visiting Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen.
Wang and Van Leeuwen had an in-depth exchange of views on the export of lithography machines and ways to strengthen cooperation in the semiconductor industry.
China regards the Netherlands as a reliable economic and trade partner, and hopes that the Netherlands will uphold the spirit of contract, support enterprises in fulfilling their contractual obligations and ensure normal trade of lithography machines, Wang said.
He called for efforts to maintain the stable global semiconductor industrial chain and supply chain, and promote the sustained and healthy development of bilateral economic and trade relations. ■
