11 h. ago Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

Export controls may have been the economic weapon of choice in 2025, but the Dutch minister at the centre of the Nexperia crisis has admitted he was blindsided by Beijing when it blocked the company’s chips from leaving China. His concession raises fresh questions over how much planning went into the decision to reach for a Cold War-era law to intervene in the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker in September, a move that triggered a supply chain shock in the global automotive...

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21 h. ago Watch Chinese AI Chipmaker Soars On Trading Debut | The China Show 12/5/2025

Watch Chinese AI Chipmaker Soars On Trading Debut | The China Show 12/5/2025  Bloomberg.com

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32 h. ago Israel cleared to stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and others boycott

Israel on Thursday was cleared to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to follow through on their threats to withdraw from the competition over the war in Gaza. After a meeting in Geneva, contest organiser the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) decided not to call a vote on Israel’s involvement and said it had instead passed rules aimed at discouraging governments from influencing the contest. Right after that announcement, the Dutch,...

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7 d. ago Tensions flare as Wingtech slams chipmaker Nexperia’s head office over deception

A fierce war of words has erupted between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, after China and the European Union signalled that their dispute should be resolved at the corporate level. Wingtech accused Nexperia’s head office of being insincere after the Dutch head office publicly released a letter that said the chipmaker’s Chinese unit had been unresponsive to requests for talks. The heightened tensions underscore the complexity in resolving the two sides’...

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8 d. ago Dutch chipmaker Nexperia urges Chinese units to help restore supply chain

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia urges Chinese units to help restore supply chain  Reuters

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1 week ago Netherlands’ Nexperia blunder shows it has forgotten its own history

The Netherlands has discovered that it could end up hemmed in by its technological prowess. A day after the United States tightened export controls on Chinese companies on September 29, the Dutch government moved to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-controlled chipmaking firm. This coordinated act of carrying out US containment policy triggered a cascade that exposed the cost of the Netherlands being indispensable but not impartial. It likely prompted China’s decision to use rare earth...

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2 w. ago Nexperia’s Chinese owner pledges to use ‘all legal means’ in fight for control

Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, said it will use all possible legal means to take back control of the company, putting pressure on the Dutch government to do more to restore the rights of the Chinese shareholder. In a statement published a day after the Dutch government’s decision to suspend its intervention in Nexperia, Shanghai-listed Wingtech said the ruling made by the Dutch Enterprise Chamber on October 7, which deprived Wingtech of shareholder control...

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2 w. ago US lawmakers target Chinese chipmaking equipment imports by CHIPS Act grant recipients

US lawmakers target Chinese chipmaking equipment imports by CHIPS Act grant recipients  Reuters

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2 w. ago China urges 'practical actions' from Dutch government to resolve Nexperia dispute

China urges 'practical actions' from Dutch government to resolve Nexperia dispute  Reuters

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2 w. ago China Future Tech webinar: assessing the impact of the Nexperia saga

While the Dutch government has offered goodwill in the dispute over control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker, the crisis is far from over. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed the Dutch government’s revocation of an executive order taking control of the firm. But it also noted that a Dutch court ruling remained a “key obstacle” to resolving the matter. Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had yet to resume control of the chipmaker. In...

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2 w. ago Dutch government releases control of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia

Dutch government releases control of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia  upi.com

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2 w. ago Top Democrat demands probe into 4 Chinese firms potentially supplying Nexperia

A senior US Democrat is urging the Commerce Department to investigate four Chinese semiconductor firms potentially tied to Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, warning they could threaten the safety and reliability of components used in cars across the US and its allies. The request marks the latest twist in the turmoil surrounding the Chinese-owned firm, which has become a flashpoint in broader disputes involving China, Europe, and the US, following months of internal conflicts, regulatory intervention...

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2 w. ago Top Democrat demands US probe into Chinese firms potentially supplying Nexperia

A senior US Democrat is urging the Commerce Department to investigate four Chinese semiconductor firms potentially tied to Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, warning they could threaten the safety and reliability of components used in cars across the US and its allies. The request marks the latest twist in the turmoil surrounding the Chinese-owned firm, which has become a flashpoint in broader disputes involving China, Europe, and the US, following months of internal conflicts, regulatory intervention...

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2 w. ago Dutch government steps back from Nexperia intervention to pursue talks with China

Dutch government steps back from Nexperia intervention to pursue talks with China  Reuters

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2 w. ago Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia

Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Dutch Government Returns Control of Nexperia to Chinese Owner

Dutch Government Returns Control of Nexperia to Chinese Owner  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago Dutch government suspends invoking Goods Availability Act on Nexperia

The Dutch government has suspended its invocation of the Goods Availability Act, a Cold War-era law it used to effectively seize the European operations of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia. In a statement on Wednesday, the Dutch economy minister said the government had held “constructive meetings with the Chinese authorities” in recent days and that he was “positive about the measures already taken by the Chinese authorities to ensure the supply of chips to Europe and the rest of the world”. “We...

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3 w. ago China patient in Nexperia row – but escalation seen as possible as talks loom

As China and the Netherlands prepare to hold talks next week over the Nexperia chipmaker dispute, Beijing has the patience to resolve the issue through multiple rounds of negotiations to ensure the case remains isolated, analysts said. On Thursday, Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said a senior government delegation would visit Beijing “to continue our efforts to find a mutually agreeable solution”. The Dutch government took the unusual step of seizing control of Nexperia from its...

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3 w. ago ‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms

Chinese firms must be extra vigilant in Europe as policymakers there weigh tougher measures against a pair of iconic hi-tech suppliers while France has threatened to suspend fast-fashion retailer Shein, analysts say, as the moves come after a seizure of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia. The European Commission’s reported plan to force member states to phase out Huawei Technologies and ZTE gear from telecoms networks could mark a fresh regulatory hurdle while serving as a warning to roughly 3,000...

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3 w. ago China hopes Germany can urge Dutch government to revoke Nexperia seizure

China hopes Germany can urge Dutch government to revoke Nexperia seizure  Reuters

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