China warns against politicizing defective masks incident as Dutch continues probe

Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands Xu Hong said it's inappropriate to politicize a report about imported defective masks from China while an investigation continues.

"The reason why China supports the Netherlands and other countries to fight the pandemic is very simple: We are trying to save more lives. There is no 'geopolitical consideration' as few claimed," Xu said.

"It is normal if some problems arise during the cooperation. These problems can be solved in an objective manner, but should not be politicized," he added.

The Chinese ambassador's remarks came on Monday after the Dutch health department last week recalled nearly half of the shipment of 1.3 million masks, known as FFP2, manufactured in China, citing quality problems.

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