After the Dutch government asserted control of Nexperia, Beijing responded soon after, blocking the export of Nexperia chips from its assembly plant in the Chinese city of Dongguan. Nexperia’s head office hit back in a statement Wednesday, saying the Chinese unit refused to pay for the wafers and accused it of “ignoring the lawful instructions" from its global management team. Economics Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans had said in that statement that "the Netherlands trusts that the supply of chips from China to Europe and the rest of the world will reach Nexperia’s customers over the coming days.”
Author: KELVIN CHAN AND CHAN HO-HIM AP business writers
Published at: 2025-11-08 19:25:41
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