Europe faces a dilemma in the U.S.-China competition, with the Dutch chip company incident triggering concerns about supply chains.

Foreign media: The case of Dutch chip company Nexperia shows that Europe is in a dilemma in the Sino-US competition. Europe's lack of strategic autonomy makes it difficult to meet the demands of both China and the United States simultaneously.

The United States is Europe's main security provider, while China is its largest trading partner. The Dutch government took over Nexperia on grounds of national security, triggering China's export restrictions on some products of the company's Chinese subsidiary, threatening the supply chains of European automotive manufacturers that rely on Nexperia's products.

Experts believe that Europe will suffer no matter what it does, and needs to enhance its strategic autonomy as soon as possible.

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