New report exposes the dark side of the arrival of internet giant Alibaba to Liège: “Belgium did not do its homework well at the time”

“We have built up dependencies on China that are difficult to break down, but we cannot continue to roll out the red carpet,” says Holslag. “Steps must be taken at a European level, but also with us. And that is becoming quite urgent for Alibaba, because they plan to expand even further.”

“If that is a continuation of the traffic that has developed in recent years, we have a major problem. In recent years, Belgian exports via air transport to China have decreased by 400 million parcels and imports from China have increased by 1 billion parcels. . Do that times three and you have a huge problem.”