Netherlands Shuts Chongqing Consulate Amid China’s Foreign Investment Slump, Chip Dispute

Published on March 7, 2024

The Dutch Embassy in Beijing issued a statement on Mar. 1 announcing the closure of its consulate in Chongqing, a megacity in southwest China. The brief statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, said, “The Embassy in Beijing will now also cover Chongqing, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan & Guizhou.” The official website of the Dutch Embassy in China did not provide any information about the closure of the consulate general. Dutch representatives told a gathering of foreign businessmen in Chengdu on March 1 that they were closing the consulate because the nation’s business presence in the area was limited, according to a Bloomberg report....

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