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China Critics Shape New Dutch Cabinet After Chipmaker Row

Netherlands' prime minister-designate Rob Jetten, center, gives a press conference with his coalition fellow leaders Henri Bontenbal, right, and Dilan Yesilgoz in The Hague. — Netherlands' prime minister-designate Rob Jetten, center, gives a press conference with his coalition fellow leaders Henri Bontenbal, right, and Dilan Yesilgoz in The Hague.
Photographer: Jeroen Jumelet/AFP/Getty Images

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By Patrick Van Oosterom

February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM UTC

Updated on

February 10, 2026 at 7:34 AM UTC

The new Dutch cabinet will include a swath of China hawks in the aftermath of a diplomatic crisis with Beijing over the ownership of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia.

The incoming coalition parties on Monday published their picks to join Premier-designate Rob Jetten, 38, who will be the Netherlands’ youngest prime minister ever following elections in October.