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Chinese people in Belgium or Chinese Belgians (simplified Chinese: 比利时华侨; Traditional Chinese: 比利時華僑; pinyin: Bǐlìshí huáqiáo) are Belgian citizens of Chinese ancestry. There is a small ethnic Chinese community in Belgium, compared to neighbouring Netherlands, Germany and France.
The Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC) is the leading Belgian business association for companies engaged in doing business in or with China. We are a non-profit organization established in the 1980s following China’s open-door policy and we are located in Brussels, the heart of Europe.
Belgium–China relations began in the early 1970s about 20 years after mainland China came under communist rule. China has an embassy in Brussels whilst Belgium has an embassy in Beijing and consulates in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Oct 25, 2022 · According to a leaked diplomatic cable, seen by POLITICO, a Chinese official demanded that Belgian Foreign Affairs Minister Hadja Lahbib "retract" an interview in which she cited warnings that China's commercial ships could be "converted into warships for military equipment.”
Jan 26, 2024 · Increasingly critical voices also emerged in our country about human rights in China, among other issues. For instance, the Chamber of Representatives passed a resolution denouncing the inhumane treatment of the Uyghurs in China. Belgium also excluded China from a tender for a 5G network.
Jul 17, 2022 · Vosters said Brussels has a much more multi-layered Chinese population influenced by general migration whereas Antwerp has the oldest ethnic Chinese neighbourhood with a more traditional community, mainly Cantonese speakers from the south of China.
Jan 8, 2024 · Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib are set to visit China this week, marking the first high-level mission since 2019. Lahbib touches down in Shanghai on Tuesday and will focus her efforts on fostering economic connections.
The Belgian concession of Tianjin (Dutch: Belgische concessie in Tianjin; French: Concession belge de Tianjin; Chinese: 天津比租界; pinyin: Tiānjīn bǐ zūjiè) was a 120-acre Belgian colonial concession in the Chinese city of Tianjin between 1902 and 1931, the only Belgian concession in China.
Feb 10, 2023 · China hopes that Belgium will continue to provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies, the ministry said in a statement issued on Friday.
Nov 29, 2019 · Belgium may seem an unlikely destination for a Chinese agent. In fact, it's a den of spies, according to domestic intelligence agency State Security (VSSE). It says the number of operatives is...
