It was unexpected that seizing Chinese assets caused such a big trouble, and the Dutch minister urgently wrote to the parliament, and the situation is beginning to turn around!
On October 14, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Karin Kneppers urgently wrote to the House of Representatives to defend the decision to forcibly take over NXP Semiconductor, stating that the reason was a few people from the business association made the decision on their own without informing her, which had nothing to do with herself or the Dutch government. Obviously, after realizing that they had caused such a big problem, the relevant personnel started to shift the blame.
On September 30, the Netherlands issued an order to take over; on October 1, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal temporarily suspended all powers of Zhang Xuezhen in NXP Semiconductor; on October 7, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal appointed a non-Chinese independent director with decisive voting rights. The entire process took only 7 days, far below the average period of 92 days for similar cases in Europe, and no substantial evidence of Chinese technology transfer has ever been presented.
The influence of the U.S. factor in this case is truly significant. On June 12, U.S. officials secretly met with the Netherlands, pressuring NXP Semiconductor to replace its Chinese CEO. It should be noted that this is a 100% Chinese-owned enterprise, and the Dutch NXP Semiconductor was completely acquired by the Chinese. Obviously, the Netherlands gave in.
However, the Dutch government may not have anticipated that the Chinese response would be so rapid and precise. Five days after the Netherlands froze the assets, China imposed export controls on NXP Semiconductor on October 4, prohibiting its Chinese factories from exporting products to the Netherlands.
This countermeasure directly hit the core of NXP Semiconductor. The Chinese export control means that NXP Semiconductor's components cannot be transported to the Netherlands for assembly, directly blocking the production process. If NXP Semiconductor cannot produce products, it would be equivalent to an empty shell.
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) issued an emergency warning on October 17 that if the problem of NXP Semiconductor chip supply interruption could not be resolved immediately, the European automotive manufacturing industry might face serious disruptions.
Now, the relevant departments in the Netherlands are in panic, not knowing how to solve this issue. This dispute has not only raised concerns within the industry but also put pressure on the Dutch government from all sides.
A spokesperson for NXP Semiconductor stated that the company is negotiating with the Chinese side to obtain a waiver from the restrictions. This is just a dream? Stabbing the Chinese in the back and then hoping to get a Chinese waiver, one can't help but admire the logic of the Netherlands?
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