Netherlands's Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks during a press conference at the Netherlands Embassy in Beijing on May 22, 2025

Netherlands's Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp speaks during a press conference at the Netherlands Embassy in Beijing on May 22, 2025

 Jade GAO

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said on Thursday that the Netherlands's agenda was to have "as free as possible" international trade, following the recent trade talks between China and the United States.

The US and China drastically rolled back sweeping tariffs on each other's goods for 90 days in May after talks in Geneva, marking a temporary de-escalation in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets.

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