Dutch intel agency paints grim picture of multiple threats
The Dutch national intelligence agency has painted a grim picture of a growing number of internal and external threats to the rule of law in the Netherlands compounded by Russia’s war in Ukraine, international cyber attacks and espionage
By MIKE CORDER
Published - Apr 17, 2023, 10:18 AM ET
Last Updated - Aug 08, 2024, 03:39 AM EDT
ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency painted a grim picture Monday of a growing number of internal and external threats to the rule of law in the Netherlands compounded by Russia's war in Ukraine, international cyberattacks and espionage.
In its annual report, the General Intelligence and Security Service called China “the biggest threat to the Netherlands' economic security.”
The agency's director-general, Erik Akerboom, said that China is targeting the Netherlands as an innovative country that develops new technology.
“We see that every day they try to steal that from the Netherlands,” he told The Associated Press.
