‘It’s a wake-up call’: Dutch row with Chinese chipmaker that threatened global car industry
Exclusive: Dutch minister says tussle with Chinese-owned Nexperia was ‘like an economic thriller’ and is sobering lesson to world over its dependency on ChinaA bitter battle over the future of a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands that threatened to cripple the global car industry is a...
<p>Exclusive: Dutch minister says tussle with Chinese-owned Nexperia was ‘like an economic thriller’ and is sobering lesson to world over its dependency on China</p><p>A bitter battle over the future of a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands that threatened to cripple the global car industry is a “wake-up call to Europe and the west”, the minister at the heart of the row has warned.</p><p>The six-week standoff between the EU and Beijing over Nexperia and its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/23/volvo-vw-carmakers-dutch-takeover-chinese-chipmaker-nexperia-japanese">vital supplies of automotive semiconductors</a> has served up a sobering lesson to world leaders over their dependency on China, says Vincent Karremans.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/13/netherlands-china-nexperia-row-global-car-industry">Continue reading...</a>
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