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2021/01/12 13:26 Hoekstra invites Chen to U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands (Twitter, @usambnl photo) Hoekstra invites Chen to U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands (Twitter, @usambnl photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands met with Taiwan’s representative to the country at the American embassy in The Hague on Monday (Jan. 11), following the U.S. State Department’s lifting of restrictions on contacts between American officials and their Taiwanese counterparts. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra tweeted out that he had met with Taiwan Representative Chen Hsin-hsin (陳欣新), marking the first time ever that a Taiwanese diplomat has visited the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands. Hoekstra added that he was glad that State Department “colleagues around the world will now be able to host our friends from this vibrant democracy on our Embassy grounds.”
Follow RT on The US ambassador in the Netherlands has hosted Taiwan’s representative at the US embassy, in the first such meeting since Washington removed restrictions on Taiwanese officials’ visits to American government offices.
Pete Hoekstra, the US ambassador to the Netherlands, described the meeting with Taiwan’s representative to the country, Chen Hsing-hsing, which took place on Monday, as symbolic.
“Made some history today: Welcomed Taiwan Representative Chen to our Embassy,” the US envoy tweeted.
“Glad that our [State Department] colleagues around the world will now be able to host our friends from this vibrant democracy on our Embassy grounds.”
Dutch politicians say storming of the Capitol is a warning and a lesson
Supporters of US president Donald Trump protest in the US Capitol. Photo: Saul Loeb AFP
Dutch politicians and leader writers have been responding to the overnight violence in Washington and the death of at least one person as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
Prime minister Mark Rutte said on Twitter while the Capitol was still under siege that events unfolding in the US were ‘horrible’.
Horrible images from Washington D.C. Dear @realDonaldTrump, recognise @JoeBiden as the next president today.
Dutch foreign affairs minister Stef Blok has shared his concerns about events in Washington with the US ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra, broadcaster NOS reported.