9 h. ago Nexperia seizure: China urges Dutch to ‘properly’ resolve case as talks continue

Nexperia seizure: China urges Dutch to ‘properly’ resolve case as talks continue  South China Morning Post

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19 h. ago China Says Dutch Nexperia Seizure Places Supply Chain at Risk

China Says Dutch Nexperia Seizure Places Supply Chain at Risk  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Dutch minister will meet with China official about seizure of chipmaker Nexperia

Dutch minister will meet with China official about seizure of chipmaker Nexperia  Reuters

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3 d. ago Dutch minister says he will meet with China official about seizure of chipmaker Nexperia

Dutch minister says he will meet with China official about seizure of chipmaker Nexperia  Reuters

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4 d. ago Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its...

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5 d. ago Apple’s iPhone Air sells out in China after CEO Tim Cook’s visit

Apple’s iPhone Air sold out within minutes of its launch in China on Friday, underscoring the device’s popularity among Chinese consumers despite competition from Android devices. The strong sales followed CEO Tim Cook’s visit this week to promote the product in the world’s largest smartphone market amid ongoing geopolitical tensions between China and the US. As chairman of an advisory body at Tsinghua University’s management school, Cook also met Vice-Premier He Lifeng on Thursday. Pre-sales...

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7 d. ago Dutch seizure of Nexperia followed US pressure over Chinese CEO

Dutch seizure of Nexperia followed US pressure over Chinese CEO  Reuters

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8 d. ago US warned Dutch Nexperia CEO must go to avoid entity list fallout: court

US officials told their Dutch counterparts that the Chinese CEO of Nexperia “will have to be replaced” for the company to be exempt from Washington’s entity list, newly disclosed court documents show. The disclosure comes after the Dutch government effectively seized control of the semiconductor firm, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Wingtech, forcing a change in management under an obscure law known as the Goods Availability Act. In doing so, the Dutch authorities removed founding CEO Zhang...

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8 d. ago China retaliates in response to Dutch seizure of Nexperia, blocking chipmaker's exports following takeover — 861,000 square foot assembly site in Gaungdong affected as trade war spirals

China retaliates in response to Dutch seizure of Nexperia, blocking chipmaker's exports following takeover — 861,000 square foot assembly site in Gaungdong affected as trade war spirals  Tom's Hardware

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3 w. ago China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Allowing US companies like Nvidia to compete in China fits the interests of both Beijing and Washington, according to Jensen Huang, the US chipmaker’s founder and CEO, as Chinese players gear up to be Nvidia-free. Washington should allow its technology industry to compete globally – including in China – to “proliferate the technology around the world” and thereby “maximise America’s economic success and geopolitical influence”, he said. China is “nanoseconds behind” the US, “so we’ve got to go...

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3 w. ago China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says

Allowing US companies like Nvidia to compete in China fits the interests of both Beijing and Washington, according to Jensen Huang, the US chipmaker’s founder and CEO, as Chinese players gear up to be Nvidia-free. Washington should allow its technology industry to compete globally – including in China – to “proliferate the technology around the world” and thereby “maximise America’s economic success and geopolitical influence”, he said. China is “nanoseconds behind” the US, “so we’ve got to go...

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