https://www.scmp.com/rss/523886/feed The latest news and top stories on Wingtech. A Jiaxing, China-based entity in the technology sector, Wingtech specialises in semiconductor and communications product integration. It primarily serves global consumer and industrial markets and is known for strengthening its position in the semiconductor industry by acquiring Nexperia in 2019. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ji Siqi Ji Siqi China’s Wingtech Technology has filed a lawsuit against Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and three of its executives under China’s anti-foreign sanctions law, as the Chinese company remains embroiled in a power struggle for control of its Dutch subsidiary. In an investor statement on Friday, the Shenzhen-based company said it has sued in a Guangdong court, demanding the restoration of full control over Nexperia and 8 billion yuan (US$1.17 billion) in compensation. In September 2025 the Dutch government... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354611/wingtech-sues-dutch-unit-nexperia-us117b-battle-control-escalates?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3354611/wingtech-sues-dutch-unit-nexperia-us117b-battle-control-escalates?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2026 06:16:10 +0000 Kandy Wong,Ji Siqi Kandy Wong,Ji Siqi US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the US-Iran war disrupts global energy supplies, fuels economic uncertainty and adds fresh strain to Washington-Beijing ties. In the latest instalment of a series examining how rivalry, interdependence and geopolitical crises are reshaping the relationship between the two powers, we explore the intensifying US-China legal arms race. For years, global businesses have been struggling to navigate rising trade tensions between the United... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3353567/us-china-trade-war-entering-worrying-new-phase-legal-arms-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3353567/us-china-trade-war-entering-worrying-new-phase-legal-arms-race?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:18 +0000 Iris Deng Iris Deng Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of chipmaker Nexperia, is facing the risk of delisting from the Shanghai Stock Exchange due to an audit failure, as the company remains embroiled in a power struggle for control of its Dutch subsidiary. The risk was triggered after Wingtech’s auditor issued a “disclaimer of opinion”, citing restrictions in verifying the financial records of Nexperia’s overseas operations, according to a company filing to the Shanghai bourse on Wednesday. The audit failure... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3351967/wingtech-faces-delisting-risk-due-audit-failure-wake-nexperia-saga?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3351967/wingtech-faces-delisting-risk-due-audit-failure-wake-nexperia-saga?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:14 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China has cleared the way for a landmark visit by the Dutch trade minister – signalled by Beijing’s quiet removal of long-held sanctions on the official – at a time when their bilateral relations need some attention, according to people familiar with the matter. Beijing has agreed to host Sjoerd Sjoerdsma for a visit and has removed him from the sanction list, a source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. “No date is fixed yet [between Beijing and The... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3351671/un-sanctioned-china-welcome-dutch-trade-minister-amid-nexperia-asml-discord?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3351671/un-sanctioned-china-welcome-dutch-trade-minister-amid-nexperia-asml-discord?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:57:56 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China’s leading LED chipmaker and its Malaysian partner have abandoned their US$239 million cash offer to purchase Dutch technology company Lumileds Holding after opposition from US authorities, marking the latest setback for Chinese tech investment overseas following the high-profile Nexperia saga. Sanan Optoelectronics, listed in Shanghai, said in a disclosure announcement on Friday that despite multiple rounds of discussions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350520/chinese-led-chipmakers-purchase-dutch-firm-collapses-after-us-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3350520/chinese-led-chipmakers-purchase-dutch-firm-collapses-after-us-opposition?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:30:07 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan The phone call between the Dutch and Chinese foreign ministers was a first on a series of fronts. For the new Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen, the call on March 13 was his first with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi since taking on the job a few weeks earlier. It was also the first between the two holders of the offices since China and the Netherlands became embroiled in a row over the control of Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia. Nexperia is a major component in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347424/china-and-netherlands-seek-pragmatic-reset-nexperia-row-rolls?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3347424/china-and-netherlands-seek-pragmatic-reset-nexperia-row-rolls?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:50:29 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China’s commerce ministry warned that the “Dutch side” should be held accountable if the latest dispute between Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary triggers another global chip supply crisis, adding to concerns over further worldwide disruption. “Nexperia’s [latest] action has seriously disrupted the company’s normal production and operations,” a ministry spokesperson said in a press conference on Saturday. “If this again triggers a global semiconductor supply chain crisis, the Dutch side must... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3345872/china-warns-fresh-chip-crisis-nexperia-dispute-flares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3345872/china-warns-fresh-chip-crisis-nexperia-dispute-flares?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:30:08 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu A Netherlands court has upheld the suspension of Zhang Xuezheng, former CEO of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, and ordered an investigation into the company’s governance – another setback for Chinese parent company Wingtech. “The Enterprise Chamber … acknowledges that Nexperia faced complex dilemmas due to geopolitical developments. However, this does not mean that an investigation should be omitted in this case,” the court said in its ruling, published on Wednesday. The court found there were valid... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3343276/chinas-wingtech-faces-setback-dutch-court-keeps-nexperia-ceo-suspended-orders-probe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3343276/chinas-wingtech-faces-setback-dutch-court-keeps-nexperia-ceo-suspended-orders-probe?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:22:10 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of chipmaker Nexperia, is expected to post a loss of between 9 billion yuan (US$1.3 billion) and 13.5 billion yuan in 2025, owing to the Dutch government’s takeover of the semiconductor firm, the Shanghai-listed company said in a statement on Friday. Wingtech said that its authority over the chipmaker continues to be “temporarily restricted” since the October 7 ruling of the Dutch Enterprise Chamber, a special division of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal,... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3341932/chinas-wingtech-owner-nexperia-expects-wider-loss-amid-row-over-dutch-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3341932/chinas-wingtech-owner-nexperia-expects-wider-loss-amid-row-over-dutch-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:31:31 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu The battle for control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia entered a new phase on Wednesday, as lawyers representing the firm and its Chinese parent Wingtech Technology traded blows during a seven-hour court hearing in the Netherlands. The Enterprise Chamber – a special Dutch court handling corporate disputes – scheduled the hearing to determine whether it should order a formal investigation into alleged mismanagement at Nexperia or overturn its earlier ruling, with a verdict set to be issued by... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339988/nexperia-and-chinese-owner-fight-control-chipmaker-dutch-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3339988/nexperia-and-chinese-owner-fight-control-chipmaker-dutch-court?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:23 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese parent, Wingtech Technology, are set for another showdown in early 2026, as the legal battle over control of the semiconductor firm intensifies. The two sides will face off before the Dutch Enterprise Chamber on January 14, a court representative told the Post on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The hearing aims to determine whether there were valid reasons to doubt the sound management of Nexperia before the chamber’s ruling in early October,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3338307/nexperia-wingtech-set-fresh-face-january-us8-billion-stake?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3338307/nexperia-wingtech-set-fresh-face-january-us8-billion-stake?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:00:08 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Nexperia China, the estranged unit of the Dutch chipmaker, is pushing forward with efforts to secure new wafer suppliers in six months, as the firm’s Netherlands head office and mainland Chinese owner Wingtech Technology started direct talks last week. In its shareholders meeting in Shanghai on Friday, Wingtech said Nexperia China’s plant in Dongguan, in southern Guangdong province, continued to operate amid “a significant gap in wafer supply”, reports from several state-backed media... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3337877/nexperia-china-eyes-new-wafer-suppliers-6-months-amid-legal-fight-dutch-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3337877/nexperia-china-eyes-new-wafer-suppliers-6-months-amid-legal-fight-dutch-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:25:25 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China has urged the Dutch government to push the Netherlands arm of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to send personnel to China, Beijing’s commerce ministry said during a press conference on Thursday. The Dutch embassy in China has been asked to urge The Hague’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to “implement the consensus reached in consultations” and encourage the Nijmegen-headquartered company to dispatch its representatives to China “as soon as possible”, ministry spokesman He Yadong... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3336048/beijing-urges-dutch-government-push-china-visit-nexperia-execs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3336048/beijing-urges-dutch-government-push-china-visit-nexperia-execs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:55:11 +0000 He Huifeng,Carol Yang He Huifeng,Carol Yang With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc.’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter. China, known as the “world’s factory” after decades spent manufacturing and shipping much of the world’s consumer goods, is now going a step further: as a number of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3334925/factory-factories-chinas-manufacturers-join-wave-overseas-expansions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3334925/factory-factories-chinas-manufacturers-join-wave-overseas-expansions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:00:14 +0000 Zhou Xin Zhou Xin A fierce war of words has erupted between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, after China and the European Union signalled that their dispute should be resolved at the corporate level. Wingtech accused Nexperia’s head office of being insincere after the Dutch head office publicly released a letter that said the chipmaker’s Chinese unit had been unresponsive to requests for talks. The heightened tensions underscore the complexity in resolving the two sides’... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3334574/tensions-flare-wingtech-slams-chipmaker-nexperias-head-office-over-deception?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3334574/tensions-flare-wingtech-slams-chipmaker-nexperias-head-office-over-deception?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:24:20 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu Both China and the European Union have signalled that a dispute over semiconductor maker Nexperia should be resolved at the corporate level, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce, as affected countries continue to seek a solution to supply-chain disruptions. The push for a corporate resolution came after two separate video conferences that Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had on Wednesday – with German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and European Commissioner for Trade Maros... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3334389/china-eu-push-nexperia-and-chinese-owner-end-corporate-dispute-amid-chip-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3334389/china-eu-push-nexperia-and-chinese-owner-end-corporate-dispute-amid-chip-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:20 +0000 Winston Mok Winston Mok The Netherlands has discovered that it could end up hemmed in by its technological prowess. A day after the United States tightened export controls on Chinese companies on September 29, the Dutch government moved to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-controlled chipmaking firm. This coordinated act of carrying out US containment policy triggered a cascade that exposed the cost of the Netherlands being indispensable but not impartial. It likely prompted China’s decision to use rare earth... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333953/netherlands-nexperia-blunder-shows-it-has-forgotten-its-own-history?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333953/netherlands-nexperia-blunder-shows-it-has-forgotten-its-own-history?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:30:09 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had received no meaningful reply after reaching out to the Dutch chipmaker’s headquarters for talks. “It is deeply regrettable and puzzling that, despite our utmost sincerity, the Dutch side of Nexperia has not made any substantive response to our proposal for communication,” Wingtech said on Sunday. The Shanghai-listed company did not disclose the details of its outreach efforts, but urged Nexperia’s headquarters to present “a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333912/nexperias-chinese-owner-wingtech-says-dutch-headquarters-remains-silent-call-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333912/nexperias-chinese-owner-wingtech-says-dutch-headquarters-remains-silent-call-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:36 +0000 Coco Feng,Bien Perez Coco Feng,Bien Perez When Dutch authorities seized control of chipmaker Nexperia almost two months ago, it resulted in a clash between the head office in Nijmegen and the company’s mainland China unit, which vowed to operate and meet orders as an independent enterprise. That dispute also exposed the vulnerability of global car supply chains, as any disruption in Nexperia’s shipments of so-called legacy chips would affect nearly every major European carmaker, as well as those in Japan and the United States. Here are... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333737/timeline-sino-dutch-row-over-control-chipmaker-nexperia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333737/timeline-sino-dutch-row-over-control-chipmaker-nexperia?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, said it will use all possible legal means to take back control of the company, putting pressure on the Dutch government to do more to restore the rights of the Chinese shareholder. In a statement published a day after the Dutch government’s decision to suspend its intervention in Nexperia, Shanghai-listed Wingtech said the ruling made by the Dutch Enterprise Chamber on October 7, which deprived Wingtech of shareholder control... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3333647/nexperias-chinese-owner-pledges-all-legal-means-fight-control-european-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3333647/nexperias-chinese-owner-pledges-all-legal-means-fight-control-european-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:30:10 +0000 SCMP SCMP While the Dutch government has offered goodwill in the dispute over control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker, the crisis is far from over. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed the Dutch government’s revocation of an executive order taking control of the firm. But it also noted that a Dutch court ruling remained a “key obstacle” to resolving the matter. Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, said it had yet to resume control of the chipmaker. In... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333578/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-saga-will-change-supply-chain-considerations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3333578/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-saga-will-change-supply-chain-considerations?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:03:04 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The Nexperia factory in Dongguan, in the heart of southern China’s Pearl River Delta, has long been a poster child for successful globalisation. Since its launch in 2000, the plant, which covers an area the size of 10 football fields, has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. Following its most recent upgrade in 2018, its annual production capacity surged to 90 billion units, making it the largest assembly site in the Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker’s global network. Yet, this... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332814/us-china-tech-war-nexperia-saga-exposes-europes-loosening-grip-chip-supply-chain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332814/us-china-tech-war-nexperia-saga-exposes-europes-loosening-grip-chip-supply-chain?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:00:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The Sino-Dutch row over the control of the Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia deepened on Friday, as the company’s China units accused the head office of “malicious sabotage” and “shirking responsibilities”. This latest development threatened to put at risk a meeting between the Dutch and Chinese sides early next week in Beijing. The Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs, Vincent Karremans, on Thursday said the dialogue was aimed at finding a “mutually agreeable solution” to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332869/nexperia-china-slams-chipmakers-head-office-sino-dutch-envoys-prepare-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332869/nexperia-china-slams-chipmakers-head-office-sino-dutch-envoys-prepare-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:52:54 +0000 Vincent Chow Vincent Chow Chinese officials have agreed to hold talks with their Dutch counterparts regarding the Nexperia crisis, which has thrown the global automotive chip supply chain into uncertainty, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Saturday. In response to remarks made by Netherlands’ Economy Minister Vincent Karremans on Friday – indicating that Nexperia chips made in China could resume shipments in the coming days – Beijing expressed hope that the Dutch side would take concrete actions and agreed... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332035/nexperia-crisis-beijing-agrees-talks-dutch-officials-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3332035/nexperia-crisis-beijing-agrees-talks-dutch-officials-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:44:25 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The Netherlands’ Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said on Friday that China could resume supply of chips to Nexperia customers in Europe and the rest of the world “over the coming days”, signalling that the Dutch government has “softened its stance” and raising hopes of a breakthrough in a row that has threatened to throw global automotive production into disarray. “The Netherlands trusts that the supply of chips from China to Europe and the rest of the world will reach Nexperia’s customers... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3331975/nexperia-crisis-dutch-minister-trusts-china-resume-chip-delivery-coming-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3331975/nexperia-crisis-dutch-minister-trusts-china-resume-chip-delivery-coming-days?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:01:15 +0000 Emanuele Scimia Emanuele Scimia In recent months, the European Union has been more Trumpian on China, renouncing part of its free-trade DNA in favour of increasingly protectionist policies. Just like its role model in Washington, the EU has tried to exact geopolitical and economic concessions from Beijing by escalating to de-escalate – a brinkmanship approach that seems to come straight from US President Donald Trump’s playbook in his trade war against China. But the recent trade detente reached by Trump and Chinese President... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3331532/us-china-trade-truce-raises-hopes-eu-china-reset?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3331532/us-china-trade-truce-raises-hopes-eu-china-reset?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:30:15 +0000 Coco Feng,Xiaofei Xu Coco Feng,Xiaofei Xu The semiconductor stand-off between China-owned Nexperia’s Dutch headquarters and its Chinese operations has escalated into a war of words, with both sides accusing the other of undermining supply chains and spreading misinformation. The clash – which has placed a cloud over crucial semiconductor supplies for the global car industry – intensified on Wednesday despite a trade truce between Beijing and Washington that temporarily eased some export controls, a move that had been expected to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3331754/nexperia-war-words-despite-us-china-trade-truce?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3331754/nexperia-war-words-despite-us-china-trade-truce?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:13 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu With Beijing signalling a restart of Nexperia’s chip exports to safeguard the global semiconductor industry, uncertainties continue to swirl around the resumption of deliveries from China, said a major German automobile supplier amid plans to reduce its production and slash working hours at individual locations. “Our task force is working intensively to secure our chip supply. The situation remains very tense across the industry,” a spokesman with German car-part supplier ZF Friedrichshafen told... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331748/nexperia-saga-sees-wary-german-auto-firms-scramble-mitigate-chip-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331748/nexperia-saga-sees-wary-german-auto-firms-scramble-mitigate-chip-shortage?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:00:14 +0000 Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma Neil Denslow,Raymond Ma The China-Europe row over the seizure of chipmaker Nexperia looks set to drag on even after the Chinese government opened talks with European companies about restarting chip supplies. China’s move “avoids a worst-case scenario” for European industry, EU trade spokesman Olof Gill told the Post this week. Exports of chips from Nexperia’s Chinese plants were halted in the wake of the Dutch government seizing the company from Chinese owner Wingtech on September 30. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331764/china-us-domination-leaves-europe-looking-sidelines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3331764/china-us-domination-leaves-europe-looking-sidelines?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:01:16 +0000 Coco Feng,Bien Perez Coco Feng,Bien Perez A swift resolution of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker Nexperia is not likely, according to analysts, which means semiconductor supplies for the global car industry remain uncertain. That assessment comes a day after China’s Ministry of Commerce accused The Hague of “going its own way, without taking concrete steps to resolve the issue”, even as the mainland regulator considered exempting some Nexperia orders from an export ban that it imposed... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331648/nexperia-crisis-fate-dutch-chipmaker-global-car-industry-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3331648/nexperia-crisis-fate-dutch-chipmaker-global-car-industry-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:13 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu The saga of Netherlands-based and Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, caught up in broader geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, is rekindling a debate about foreign investment in Europe and is likely to lead to further scrutiny by EU countries on future Chinese investments in the bloc, according to analysts. After The Hague seized control of Nexperia from its Chinese owners on September 30, citing national security concerns and invoking a law that had been sitting idle since... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331611/nexperia-fallout-dutch-chinese-chip-debacle-reignites-eu-debate-over-foreign-investments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3331611/nexperia-fallout-dutch-chinese-chip-debacle-reignites-eu-debate-over-foreign-investments?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 08:17:35 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham The European Commission says a “worst-case scenario” has been averted after China’s commerce ministry engaged with European companies in recent days to restart the flow of semiconductors that had been disrupted by a crisis surrounding the company Nexperia. The saga, which saw the Dutch-headquartered company cut off from its Chinese processing facilities following a dispute between The Hague and Beijing, threatened to throw Europe’s automotive industry into disarray. Dutch authorities ousted the... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331535/eu-says-worst-case-scenario-avoided-china-moves-restart-nexperia-chip-exports?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3331535/eu-says-worst-case-scenario-avoided-china-moves-restart-nexperia-chip-exports?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:55:42 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Nexperia’s China unit is expected to be capable of making deliveries to clients on the back of the domestic semiconductor supply chain – even though locking in that support could take at least six months, experts said – as the European fabrication facilities under the Dutch chipmaker’s head office continue to suspend the supply of wafers. A number of Chinese fabs – including Wuxi NCE Power, Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics and Yangjie Technology – would be able to supply wafers to Dongguan-based... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331375/how-nexperias-china-unit-can-meet-chip-orders-amid-european-fabs-suspended-wafer-supply?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331375/how-nexperias-china-unit-can-meet-chip-orders-amid-european-fabs-suspended-wafer-supply?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:03:19 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang Wingtech Technology, the Chinese owner of Nexperia, has named experienced general counsel Sophie Shen Xinjia, a Columbia Law School graduate, as its president amid a Sino-Dutch dispute over control of the Netherlands-based chipmaker. Shen’s tenure as president would be in line with that of Wingtech’s 12th board, which was formed in January and will expire by January 2028, according to the company’s filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Friday. She replaced Zhang Qiuhong, who served as... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331180/nexperia-owner-wingtech-names-new-president-amid-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331180/nexperia-owner-wingtech-names-new-president-amid-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 10:47:50 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang China’s Ministry of Commerce on Saturday said it is looking to exempt some Nexperia orders from an export ban that it imposed after the Netherlands seized control of the Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker. “We will comprehensively consider the actual situation of enterprises and grant exemptions to exports that meet the criteria,” a ministry representative said in a statement. According to the ministry, exemptions were being considered to stabilise the supply of Nexperia chips in global supply... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3331155/china-eyes-export-ban-exemption-some-nexperia-orders-amid-chip-supply-chain-turmoil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3331155/china-eyes-export-ban-exemption-some-nexperia-orders-amid-chip-supply-chain-turmoil?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:31:07 +0000 Ann Cao,Wency Chen,Iris Deng Ann Cao,Wency Chen,Iris Deng The Dutch government is under renewed pressure to end its seizure of the Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based semiconductor company Nexperia, after Washington agreed to suspend its updated export control rule for one year. After a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Washington would temporarily halt the implementation of its so-called 50 per cent subsidiary rule. Introduced in late September, that rule... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330953/netherlands-faces-pressure-surrender-control-nexperia-after-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330953/netherlands-faces-pressure-surrender-control-nexperia-after-xi-trump-summit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:00:34 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao A “state-level” testing platform for automotive semiconductors has opened in Shenzhen in China’s latest effort to boost technological self-reliance, as a Sino-Dutch dispute over chipmaker Nexperia puts the global car sector’s supply chains at risk. The platform, which commenced operations on Tuesday, was jointly established by two state-owned enterprises: China Reform Holdings, an investment vehicle focused on industries related to national security and the economy, and research institute China... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330764/chinese-state-owned-firms-launch-car-chip-testing-platform-shenzhen-amid-nexperia-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330764/chinese-state-owned-firms-launch-car-chip-testing-platform-shenzhen-amid-nexperia-row?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:12 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng In a sign of worsening disruption to the global semiconductor supply chain, the main Dongguan assembly plant of Nexperia – the China-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker – has sharply scaled down production in recent days, reducing working hours and idling one third of the machines in one part of the production area. Three employees said in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Monday that the company had reduced monthly working hours, while another said his daily shift was operating... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330516/nexperias-china-factory-cuts-output-dutch-takeover-deepens-global-chip-supply-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330516/nexperias-china-factory-cuts-output-dutch-takeover-deepens-global-chip-supply-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:02:51 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng Xiaofei Xu,Wency Chen,Coco Feng Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia’s homebase in Nijmegen – the biggest city in Gelderland, the Netherlands’ largest province – offers few clues that it sits in the eye of a storm that threatens to disrupt the global car industry’s supply chain. Dutch daily newspaper De Gelderlander, for example, featured more local stories including an explosion at a neighbourhood cannabis store, referred to as “coffeeshop”. There were no banner headlines to be found about talks in Brussels on Tuesday between... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330305/nexperia-crisis-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker-puts-car-industry-supply-chain-risk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3330305/nexperia-crisis-sino-dutch-dispute-over-chipmaker-puts-car-industry-supply-chain-risk?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 03:00:27 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial If you want to play hardball, better make sure you have the leverage. The Dutch government clearly doesn’t; now it’s caught in a bind. Its seizure of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia while ousting its Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng is not only foolhardy, but plainly counterproductive. In claiming the need to protect national and economic security by taking control of and ensuring critical supplies of chips from the firm, the Netherlands has brought about exactly what it tried to avoid. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330188/case-nexperia-dutch-cure-proving-be-worse-disease?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330188/case-nexperia-dutch-cure-proving-be-worse-disease?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 23:15:16 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Amid a geopolitical storm over its Dutch chip unit Nexperia, Wingtech Technology delivered stellar third-quarter earnings while warning of potential future disruptions. The impact of the power struggle at Nexperia, the biggest revenue earner for Wingtech, was “difficult to quantify precisely”, the Chinese company said in its filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange outside trading hours on Friday evening. “Should control over Nexperia fail to be restored by the end of 2025, the company may face the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330307/nexperia-parent-wingtech-warns-cash-flow-risk-despite-280-surge-quarterly-profit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330307/nexperia-parent-wingtech-warns-cash-flow-risk-despite-280-surge-quarterly-profit?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:32 +0000 SCMP SCMP The takeover of Nexperia’s management by the Dutch government has angered Beijing, which responded by imposing export controls on products manufactured by the chipmaker and its subcontractors in China. Subsidiary Nexperia China, which operates a semiconductor factory in Dongguan, in the southern Guangdong province, has also openly challenged orders from its head office in the Netherlands. In the latest China Future Tech webinar, veteran Dutch journalist Marc Hijink, who has been covering the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330243/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-got-caught-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330243/china-future-tech-webinar-how-nexperia-got-caught-us-china-rivalry?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:01:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary has publicly rejected a decision by the Dutch headquarters to remove John Chang as vice-president of global sales and marketing, declaring the dismissal legally ineffective in China and escalating a conflict that has garnered international attention. Nexperia China, the chipmaker’s primary entity in the country, said the dismissal “shall not have legal effect within the jurisdiction of China”, claiming it violated local company and labour laws, according to a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330152/nexperia-china-defies-dutch-head-offices-order-remove-veteran-chinese-executive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3330152/nexperia-china-defies-dutch-head-offices-order-remove-veteran-chinese-executive?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese investors are grilling listed companies with European exposure after the Dutch government seized management control of Nexperia from its Chinese owner Wingtech Technology, in a sign that public trust in European business ties is being undermined. At least seven companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen have been publicly asked by investors about risks stemming from their investments and operations in the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Italy. The souring sentiment is a... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330059/nexperia-seizure-chinese-investors-grill-companies-european-units-after-dutch-move?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3330059/nexperia-seizure-chinese-investors-grill-companies-european-units-after-dutch-move?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:00:13 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng A Chinese firm under chipmaker Nexperia has openly challenged its Netherlands-based head office, accusing it of spreading misinformation to customers and further raising tensions in a dispute that could affect the stability of global industrial supply chains. Nexperia (Shanghai), one of nine China-registered entities under the Dutch company, asserted its independent operational status in a public letter to customers on its WeChat account, published in both English and Chinese, on Thursday. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3330052/nexperia-china-accuses-dutch-head-office-spreading-misinformation-customers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3330052/nexperia-china-accuses-dutch-head-office-spreading-misinformation-customers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:31:06 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The ongoing dispute between China and the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia has highlighted how geopolitical tensions can disrupt an otherwise smooth global supply chain, according to analysts. Based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Nexperia exemplifies a typical multinational company with front-end fabrication plants in Hamburg, Germany, and Manchester, UK, as well as back-end assembly facilities across Asia, including Dongguan, China; Laguna, the Philippines; and Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329781/nexperia-crisis-how-geopolitics-disrupts-global-chip-supply-chain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329781/nexperia-crisis-how-geopolitics-disrupts-global-chip-supply-chain?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 02:00:10 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong When Beijing expanded its rare earth export controls earlier this month, it appeared to mark a fresh escalation in the US-China trade war. But for many observers, the dispute actually began over a week earlier – and its trigger was not a Chinese action, but an American one. Though it drew little fanfare at the time, the decision by the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to widen its trade blacklists in late September has had far-reaching effects. It not only pushed Beijing to take... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3329680/how-single-rule-change-sparked-major-flare-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3329680/how-single-rule-change-sparked-major-flare-us-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Zhou Xin Zhou Xin Nexperia China, the local unit of the Dutch chipmaker, has told its employees to follow orders from local management and ignore instructions from the Dutch head office, according to a letter issued to employees over the weekend. In open revolt against the headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Nexperia China said in a Chinese-language statement on its official social media channel on Saturday that it was an “independent” Chinese entity and that Nexperia employees in China “should continue to... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329565/nexperia-china-tells-employees-ignore-orders-dutch-head-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329565/nexperia-china-tells-employees-ignore-orders-dutch-head-office?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:30:08 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Nexperia has withheld access to work accounts and halted salaries for its employees in China, according to local news reports citing a letter from the Chinese unit of the Dutch chipmaker, marking the latest escalation in a growing political dispute between the Netherlands and China. The Chinese unit of Nexperia informed customers on Friday that it had been notified by headquarters that salary payments would cease and employees’ access to company systems would be suspended, according to Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329516/dutch-chipmaker-nexperia-said-halt-salaries-and-system-access-chinese-employees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329516/dutch-chipmaker-nexperia-said-halt-salaries-and-system-access-chinese-employees?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:30:57 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham The Dutch government believed chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese owners planned to move its manufacturing operations to China, prompting the unprecedented seizure of the company that has sent shock waves through the global tech world. Earlier this month, authorities seized control of Nexperia’s management and ousted its Chinese CEO, Zhang Xuezheng, citing national security concerns. In response, China’s Ministry of Commerce on October 4 imposed export controls on Nexperia’s Chinese subsidiary and its... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329476/dutch-seized-nexperia-over-fears-chinese-owners-planned-move-chip-production-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329476/dutch-seized-nexperia-over-fears-chinese-owners-planned-move-chip-production-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:32:58 +0000