Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Hints at US involvement.
The Chinese said that their latest rare earth restrictions were a reaction to this and the US port fees, both of which they see a breach of the implicit truce reached in the US China trade negotiations.
See:
US Export Controls Force Beijing Response, Putting Relationship Back at the Brink
https://pstaidecrypted.substack.com/p/us-export-controls-for...
Tbh, I don't know what the truth is. I'm a Dutch citizen and what is happening now is unheard of. I don't know what the motivation is and it seems to have happened out of the blue. Maybe the motivation literally is protecting the European semiconductor industry.
I seriously doubt it is aimed against China. Europe is not looking for a trade war, especially now that the US is an unpredictable ally (if they still are) and basically the whole geopolitical situation is shifting. China is also not a topic for Dutch politicians, so it's not winning anyone votes.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-pressured-the-netherlands...
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Newly published court proceedings reveal that the Dutch Foreign Affairs Ministry and a U.S. government bureau that protects U.S. critical technology met in June to talk about Nexperia, the Dutch-based chipmaker owned by Chinese technology group Wingtech.
In the meeting, U.S. officials said the removal of the CEO, Wingtech founder Zhang Xuezheng, would be necessary to exempt the company from U.S. export controls.
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bfkwlfkjf•5h ago
> On 4 October 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued an export control notice prohibiting Nexperia China and its subcontractors from exporting specific finished components and sub-assemblies manufactured in China. Nexperia is actively engaging with the Chinese authorities to obtain an exemption from these restrictions and has deployed all available resources to that end. Nexperia is in close dialogue with all relevant national and local government authorities to mitigate the impact of this measure.
bigbadfeline•2h ago
The Dutch ASML is prohibited from providing EUV to China which is apparently what forced China to decouple. Little wonder the other day the Chinese said "We aren't afraid of trade war". Escalating this BS brings nothing good to ordinary people.
yorwba•39m ago