China has urged the Netherlands to swiftly correct its “mistakes” over chipmaker Nexperia and restore stability in the global semiconductor industry, in the latest development in a dispute over technology transfer.
In September, the Dutch government invoked a Cold War-era law to effectively take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands. The unusual move was reportedly made after the U.S. raised security concerns.
In response, China moved to block its products from leaving China, which, in turn, raised the alarm among global automakers as they faced shortages of the chipmaker’s components.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry said that the Netherlands should “immediately correct its mistakes and clear the obstacles to restoring the stability and security of the global semiconductor supply chain.”
“What is perplexing is that, faced with the anxiety and unease of the global industry, the Netherlands remains indifferent and stubbornly insists on its own way, showing absolutely no responsible attitude towards the security of the global semiconductor supply chain, and taking no substantive action whatsoever,” the spokesperson said in a statement, according to a Google translation.
