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Beijing says that the Netherlands is not taking steps to resolve the Nexperia issue, thus extending the chip shortage affecting automotive makers across the globe.

Hit by US tariffs and Chinese weaponisation of critical goods, the EU became squeezed by the aggressive trade agenda of the world’s two largest economies. Brussels now ponders new alliances and new markets.

China has called on the Netherlands to move quickly to resolve the dispute surrounding Nexperia after months of supervision measures and a retaliatory export freeze disrupted shipments of components.

Tensions inside Nexperia have sharpened after its parent company, Wingtech Technology, publicly accused the Dutch head office of deception and obstruction.

Tensions between the West and China have escalated with the Dutch government’s intervention in the management of Nexperia, a chip manufacturer. Experts say this is one of the clearest signals of a shifting balance of power in the global semiconductor industry.

In recent years, rare earth elements have become the focal point of renewed competition between the world’s major powers. These materials are crucial to the manufacture of all manner of products, ranging from weapons to medical products, AI hardware and cars.

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Wingtech accuses the Dutch government of playing an active role in legal actions that stripped the Chinese company of control over Netherlands-headquartered chipmaker Nexperia, Intel unveils plans to offer custom chip solutions tailored to China’s fast-growing PC and cloud computing markets

The Dutch government has suspended its emergency order to oversee chipmaker Nexperia, returning operational control to Chinese parent company Wingtech.