https://www.scmp.com/rss/523950/feed The latest news and top stories on Zhang Xuezheng, Chairman of Wingtech. He founded Wingtech Technology in 2006, developing it into a major semiconductor and product integration company. He led Wingtech's 2019 acquisition of Nexperia, subsequently serving as its CEO. Recently, he was suspended from Nexperia roles by the Amsterdam Enterprise Court following national security concerns. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Alice Yan Alice Yan A Taoist priest in China, dressed in a traditional Taoist robe and holding a trifold mobile phone, recently garnered attention on social media, not only for his impressive academic background but also for his life advice resonating with the younger generation. Zhang Gaocheng, 74, serves as the deputy director of the Taoist Association of China, the highest-level semi-government organisation of the religion. He came into the spotlight after attending the Chinese People’s Political Consultative... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3349242/tech-phd-china-taoist-priest-zhang-gaocheng-inspires-new-generation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3349242/tech-phd-china-taoist-priest-zhang-gaocheng-inspires-new-generation?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:08 +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 Alex Lo Alex Lo Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight, they say. Alas, the Dutch government has been a slow learner. No matter, the Nexperia debacle has shown how some European states have been too compliant with the United States and defiant with China. They don’t seem to realise they are little better than pawns in US President Donald Trump’s America. “Model allies that step up … will receive our special favour,” US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared at the 2025 Reagan National Defence Forum in California... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3335596/how-nexperia-became-casualty-us-china-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3335596/how-nexperia-became-casualty-us-china-trade-war?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Export controls may have been the economic weapon of choice in 2025, but the Dutch minister at the centre of the Nexperia crisis has admitted he was blindsided by Beijing when it blocked the company’s chips from leaving China. His concession raises fresh questions over how much planning went into the decision to reach for a Cold War-era law to intervene in the Chinese-owned, Dutch-headquartered chipmaker in September, a move that triggered a supply chain shock in the global automotive... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3335416/dutch-minister-admits-being-blindsided-chinas-retaliation-nexperia-chip-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3335416/dutch-minister-admits-being-blindsided-chinas-retaliation-nexperia-chip-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:22:19 +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 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 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 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov Nexperia China moved to reassure customers that production will continue uninterrupted, saying it has secured new wafer suppliers and can meet client demand through to the end of the year and beyond. The Chinese division of the semiconductor maker said it had “multiple contingency plans” in place, according to a bilingual statement published early Sunday. The announcement underscored Nexperia China’s efforts to operate independently after Dutch authorities took control of its Netherlands parent... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331212/nexperia-china-vows-business-usual-after-dutch-wafer-supply-halt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3331212/nexperia-china-vows-business-usual-after-dutch-wafer-supply-halt?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:48:39 +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 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 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 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 Guangdong province – China’s manufacturing powerhouse – has unveiled comprehensive plans to integrate artificial intelligence into industrial operations and attract foreign investment, underscoring its commitment to technological upgrading and international cooperation. The provincial government held two press conferences on Wednesday to outline a new three-year action plan – launched a day earlier – that aims to harness AI in manufacturing, as well as to preview an coming investment event... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3329922/guangdong-pushes-ai-powered-growth-despite-looming-shadow-nexperia-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3329922/guangdong-pushes-ai-powered-growth-despite-looming-shadow-nexperia-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:00:08 +0000 Xiaofei Xu Xiaofei Xu China urged the Dutch government to uphold “the spirit of contracts” and safeguard the stability of global supply chains as both sides discussed how to resolve the Nexperia case in a phone call on Tuesday. The discussion between Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs Vincent Karremans was the first publicised call between senior officials from Beijing and The Hague since the Netherlands seized control of chip firm Nexperia from its Chinese owners on... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3329878/china-urges-dutch-properly-resolve-nexperia-case-talks-continue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3329878/china-urges-dutch-properly-resolve-nexperia-case-talks-continue?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 03:43:32 +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 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 Coco Feng Coco Feng Workers at a large Nexperia packaging plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan said they are worried about becoming collateral damage in a simmering political dispute between the Netherlands and China that has upended the management of the Dutch semiconductor maker. During a visit by the Post on Thursday, operations at the factory appeared normal even as staff were aware of the power struggle between Nexperia’s Dutch management and its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, over control of... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3329277/tech-war-workers-nexperias-china-plant-fear-being-caught-dispute-crossfire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3329277/tech-war-workers-nexperias-china-plant-fear-being-caught-dispute-crossfire?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:09 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Nexperia, the European semiconductor subsidiary of Chinese electronics part maker Wingtech, is caught in the crossfire of the US-China tech war and faces an uncertain future amid restrictions from both the Chinese and Dutch governments, according to analysts. The Dutch government has taken over Nexperia, a move that provoked strong opposition from its Chinese owner Wingtech, the Chinese government and players in China’s semiconductor supply chain. They have vowed to fight for control of the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329135/nexperia-seizure-chip-supply-threatened-amid-fight-over-unit-chinas-wingtech?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3329135/nexperia-seizure-chip-supply-threatened-amid-fight-over-unit-chinas-wingtech?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:00:17 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham US officials told their Dutch counterparts that the Chinese CEO of Nexperia “will have to be replaced” for the company to be exempt from Washington’s entity list, newly disclosed court documents show. The disclosure comes after the Dutch government effectively seized control of the semiconductor firm, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Wingtech, forcing a change in management under an obscure law known as the Goods Availability Act. In doing so, the Dutch authorities removed founding CEO Zhang... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329003/us-warned-dutch-months-ago-nexperia-ceo-must-go-avoid-entity-list-fallout-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3329003/us-warned-dutch-months-ago-nexperia-ceo-must-go-avoid-entity-list-fallout-court?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:10:05 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China has voiced support for local electronics parts supplier Wingtech as it battles authorities in the Netherlands over control of its European semiconductor unit. The state-backed China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA) said in a statement on Tuesday that it “firmly supports” CSIA member Wingtech in defending its rights, a day after the Chinese company said its European subsidiary Nexperia, which it acquired in 2019, was under temporary external management following an order from the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328918/china-vows-support-wingtech-dutch-national-security-battle-over-nexperia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328918/china-vows-support-wingtech-dutch-national-security-battle-over-nexperia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:30:09 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Chinese electronic-parts supplier Wingtech is the latest company to face a setback amid the US-China tech war, after Dutch authorities froze control of its local subsidiary in a sign of new risks for Chinese tech firms’ overseas investments. Semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, a European unit of the Chinese tech company, is under temporary external management following an order from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Wingtech said in a stock exchange filing on Monday. The rare move by... https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328836/how-wingtech-became-latest-cautionary-tale-us-china-tech-war?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3328836/how-wingtech-became-latest-cautionary-tale-us-china-tech-war?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 23:00:10 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham In a move that could dent China’s relations with the European Union, Chinese technology company Wingtech said control of its Dutch subsidiary Nexperia has been effectively frozen, following an intervention by a government ministry and court in the Netherlands. In a corporate filing dated October 13, lodged with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Sunday, Wingtech said semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia is now under temporary external management following an order from the Dutch Ministry of Economic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328726/chinas-wingtech-says-dutch-court-freezes-control-nexperia-amid-national-security-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3328726/chinas-wingtech-says-dutch-court-freezes-control-nexperia-amid-national-security-dispute?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:40:22 +0000