In a recent report, Professor Jonathan Holslag (VUB) pointed out the danger of the Chinese presence in the port of Zeebrugge. “Every Chinese ship is a warship,” it said. The Chinese embassy in Brussels is now hitting back hard. The report is said to be “mood-making” and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib (MR) should bar “irresponsible academics like Holslag”. How far does Beijing’s long arm really reach?
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INTERVIEW. Jonathan Holslag: “Chinese embassy called Hadja Lahbib (MR) on the mat, Chinese diplomats are becoming more and more aggressive”
