Netherlands looks to move past Nexperia dispute with China, Dutch minister says
Sjoerdsma said Dutch and Chinese authorities are working to contain the fallout as Nexperia’s governance dispute continues and ASML faces U.S. export pressure.
- On Tuesday, Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit, his first since 2018, to reset bilateral ties and resolve a dispute involving chipmaker Nexperia.
- Nexperia, owned by Wingtech Technology, remains locked in a governance dispute with its parent firm following Dutch intervention in late 2025 over national security concerns.
- Sjoerdsma told Reuters he and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao held "a frank discussion" and sought a "clean break" from a previous period of friction and problems.
- Defending semiconductor export controls, Sjoerdsma stated, "The goal... is to make sure that no material ends up in places where our security might be endangered," expressing confidence in strict Dutch oversight.
- The visit occurs amid intensifying U.S.-China technology competition, as ASML faces pressure from Washington regarding the proposed MATCH Act, which would further restrict China's access to advanced lithography systems.
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(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Jung Sung-jo = China and the Netherlands, which are clashing over issues such as semiconductors, held a trade ministers' meeting in Beijing on the 7th, China...
During the trade mission to China, Minister Sjoerdsma (Foreign Trade) is primarily seeking ways to normalize relations. The Nexperia issue and the export restrictions on technology have severely disrupted relations.
Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma (Foreign Trade, D66) wanted to "put an end to the recent period of disagreement" with China in Beijing. This concerned, among other things, Nexperia and ASML. According to him, that feeling was shared by his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao, he said, looking back at the embassy.
Netherlands looks to move past Nexperia dispute with China, Dutch minister says
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said on Tuesday that the Netherlands and China were cooperating "extremely well" to resolve a dispute involving chipmaker Nexperia, as he sought to reset ties with Beijing during the first visit by a Dutch trade minister to China since 2018.
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