Chinese armed forces receive Western know-how. According to a report by the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD, Beijing's espionage targets the most important industries in the Netherlands, from semiconductors to aerospace and maritime. The goal – equipping the armed forces with foreign technologies.
The Netherlands has previously reported cases of Chinese cyber attacks targeting its military network. The MIVD claims that attacks have increased over the past year.
Netherlands – a world leader in the production of equipment for the manufacture of chips. The Dutch multinational corporation ASML – the world's only manufacturer of advanced lithography machines capable of producing state-of-the-art microcircuits. Last year, the Netherlands teamed up with the United States to prevent some technologies from reaching China.