The Dutch government has taken temporary control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia under emergency legislation, citing risks to national and European security and marking one of the most forceful state interventions in Europe’s tech sector to date.

The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, based in the Netherlands, deploying a rarely used emergency statute to head off what it called risks to Dutch and European economic security stemming from “serious governance shortcomings.”

  • idontpeoplegood@lemmygrad.ml
    191·
    5 days ago

    Just like the Nobel “Peace” Committee, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs take actions that align 1:1 with the interests of the empire, while claiming no interference or pressure from the U.S.
    It’s a huge mystery.

  • SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml
    11·
    5 days ago

    I wonder how long it will take before ASML comes peeping through the window. Make Philips Great Again moment.