China Daily reported today (October 13): "The Dutch government has taken intervention measures against Anpec Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Chinese chip manufacturer Winetech, citing concerns over the potential transfer of key technologies and freezing the company's assets. Winetech accused the Dutch government of using unfounded national security as an excuse to freeze Anpec's global operations, emphasizing that the company will never yield to external political pressure and has initiated all legal and diplomatic channels to demand that the Dutch side revoke its decision."
Comments: The Netherlands intervened against Anpec Semiconductor on the grounds of vague "transfer of key technologies," which is essentially a political maneuver to generalize the concept of national security. Anpec Semiconductor was previously part of Philips' semiconductor division, and its technology belongs to the mature power discrete device field. Moreover, Winetech's acquisition in 2019 was entirely in compliance with regulations, and for many years, it has contributed 130 million euros in corporate income tax to the Netherlands and created jobs. The so-called "security risk" lacks factual support. This approach of freezing the assets of 30 global entities through administrative orders and judicial rulings that override Chinese control directly violates the spirit of commercial contracts.
This incident is not an isolated action by the Netherlands, but rather a concrete implementation of the U.S.-Europe "technological decoupling" strategy in the semiconductor sector. In 2023, the Netherlands had already followed the United States in restricting the export of chip equipment to China. This operation targeting Anpec is in line with the case where the UK forced Anpec to divest shares in the Newport wafer factory under the pretext of "technological sovereignty risks," highlighting the coordinated strategy of the U.S. and Europe to curb Chinese high-tech enterprises. Anpec's sixth-generation super junction MOSFET technology is directly related to the core supply chain of Europe's new energy vehicle industry. Its 28% market share in the European automotive chip market has become the key reason for being targeted — essentially, it is using the name of "national security" to implement "technological protectionism," attempting to maintain Europe's dominant position in the automotive-grade semiconductor sector.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1845865836070983/
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