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Zhang Xuezheng
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.
Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans arrives for a cabinet meeting in The Hague, Netherlands, on November 7. Photo: EPA
China-EU relations

As I see it | How Nexperia became a casualty of the US-China trade war

Unless the two superpowers reach a long-term solution to trade tensions, smaller companies and economies will get caught in the crossfire.

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China-EU relations

Dutch minister admits he was blindsided by China in Nexperia chip crisis

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Semiconductors

Wingtech says Nexperia’s headquarters remains silent on call for talks

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Semiconductors

Explainer | A timeline of the Sino-Dutch row over the control of chipmaker Nexperia

The Hague suspends use of Cold War-era law called upon to seize control of Chinese-owned Nexperia, as dispute imperils global supply chains.

Nexperia’s Chinese owner, Wingtech Technology, aims to use all possible legal means to take back control of the Dutch chipmaker. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

Nexperia’s Chinese owner pledges to use ‘all legal means’ in fight for control

The case in Dutch courts could turn into a ‘marathon’ that takes up to three and a half years to fully resolve, legal experts say.

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Semiconductors

China Future Tech webinar: assessing the impact of the Nexperia saga

Post reporters discuss the dispute’s apparent resolution, what happens next and what it means for the future of Chinese investments abroad.

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Semiconductors

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
US-China tech war

Dutch minister ‘trusts’ China to resume Nexperia chip delivery in coming days

Hopes rise impasse may soon be resolved after The Hague ‘appears to soften stance amid fears of trade fallout’.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia in war of words despite US-China trade truce

The Dutch headquarters and its China arm trade accusations of misconduct and misinformation, clouding prospects for supply chain stability.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia China vows business as usual after Dutch wafer supply halt

Chinese unit says production remains stable and new suppliers secured despite headquarters suspending shipments from Europe.

The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia is displayed at the chipmaker’s German facility. Photo: Reuters
Wingtech

Nexperia owner Wingtech names new president amid Sino-Dutch row over chipmaker

The appointment of Sophie Shen Xinjia comes at a time when there appears to be a path to resolve the dispute over Nexperia.

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Wingtech Technology appoints former general counsel as its new president. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China tech war

Dutch seizure of Nexperia faces uncertainty after Xi-Trump summit

Beijing says Washington will pause its updated export measures, which prompted The Hague to take control of the chipmaker.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia’s China factory cuts output as Dutch takeover deepens global chip supply tensions

Nexperia’s main China factory has cut production after Dutch authorities seized control of its headquarters.

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Semiconductors

Sino-Dutch dispute over chipmaker Nexperia puts car sector supply chain at risk

All eyes are on Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao’s meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels to defuse the row over Nexperia.

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Nexperia supplies essential semiconductors used in automotive, industrial, mobile and consumer applications. Photo: Shutterstock
China technology

Editorial | In case of Nexperia, Dutch cure is proving to be worse than the disease

In seizing control of the Chinese-owned chipmaker, the Dutch government has triggered the kind of supply chain disruptions it apparently wanted to avoid.

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The building that houses Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, on October 13. The Dutch government seized the Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in late September and ousted its Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng. Photo: EPA
Semiconductors

Nexperia parent Wingtech warns of ‘cash flow risk’ despite 280% surge in profit

Wingtech’s semiconductor operations posted revenue of 4.3 billion yuan in the quarter, accounting for 97 per cent of the total.

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China Future Tech webinar: how Nexperia got caught in the US-China rivalry

A Post webinar discusses the context and implications of the Nexperia saga.

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Nexperia China defies Dutch headquarters’ order to oust executive

The dispute escalates a geopolitical conflict that threatens to disrupt a global automotive chip supply chain.

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The logo of Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia seen at its German facility in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters
Semiconductors

Nexperia China accuses Dutch head office of spreading misinformation to customers

The Dutch chipmaker’s head office continues to ‘disregard the lawful rights’ of the firm’s China entities, a post by Nexperia (Shanghai) says.

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Artificial intelligence

Guangdong pushes AI-powered growth despite looming shadow of Nexperia tensions

A new three-year plan to boost AI-driven manufacturing and foreign investment comes amid global tech-sector friction.

China-EU relations

Nexperia seizure: China urges Dutch to ‘properly’ resolve case as talks continue

Beijing said The Hague’s seizure of chipmaker Nexperia threatened global supply chains as two sides held first ministerial call over issue.

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A view of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia’s factory in China’s southern Guangdong province. The Dutch government seized control of the Chinese-owned company in late September. Photo: Coco Feng
Semiconductors

Nexperia crisis: how US-China tensions disrupt a global chip supply chain

The chipmaker’s ‘developed in Europe, made in China’ business model has become ‘unsustainable’, analyst says.

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The building that houses Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Photo: EPA
Semiconductors

Nexperia China tells employees to ignore orders from Dutch head office

Letter to employees of company owned by China’s Wingtech asserts that ‘independent’ mainland entity is the one that pays workers’ salaries.

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Semiconductors

Nexperia said to halt salaries and system access for Chinese employees

European management appears to be ‘abandoning’ the Chinese market, the company’s China unit says in a letter to clients.

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China-EU relations

Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China

The Hague’s intervention to block Nexperia’s relocation has angered Beijing, triggering export bans and new strain on Europe’s tech sector.

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The building that houses Nexperia’s headquarters in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is seen on October 13. Photo EPA
US-China tech war

Nexperia’s China plant workers fear being caught in dispute crossfire

Workers at Dongguan plant say they have received no guidance from management amid a widening dispute over the semiconductor maker.

Dutch semiconductor maker Nexperia’s China factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province, pictured on October 16, 2025. Photo: Coco Feng
US-China tech war

Chip supply at risk in fight over Nexperia, unit of China’s Wingtech

Clients including Apple and Tesla may have to find other suppliers as unit caught in crossfire between Dutch, Chinese officials.

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China-EU relations

US warned Dutch Nexperia CEO must go to avoid entity list fallout: court

Documents released by Amsterdam Court of Appeal show the US told Dutch officials in June about a forthcoming change in the entity list.

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