Washington should tighten its export controls by adding inspection staff and plugging loopholes to slow Beijing’s chipmaking advances and curb evasion efforts with support from allies such as the Netherlands and Japan, US lawmakers and experts said on Thursday. Such actions should be deployed, including empowering the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to close…
Dutch government’s decision to relinquish control of chipmaker comes after major disruption to automotive supply chains. Published On 20 Nov 202520 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Netherlands has announced that it will return control of chipmaker Nexperia to its Chinese parent company, a step towards resolving a standoff between…
While the Dutch government has offered goodwill in the dispute over control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned, Netherlands-based chipmaker, the crisis is far from over. China’s Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday welcomed the Dutch government’s revocation of an executive order taking control of the firm. But it also noted that a Dutch court ruling remained a…
The US-China rivalry has long been cast as a contest between two superpowers, with one rising and the other defending its primacy. This competition has been largely measured in GDP growth, military spending and the number of aircraft carriers and alliances each side could marshal. The central criteria is “who holds power” or “who has…
The Nexperia factory in Dongguan, in the heart of southern China’s Pearl River Delta, has long been a poster child for successful globalisation. Since its launch in 2000, the plant, which covers an area the size of 10 football fields, has operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week, non-stop. Following its most recent…
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Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram has been called up to the France squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan. The player had originally been left at home for these two crucial matches, as they work to book their place at the tournament in 2026. Advertisement However, coach Didier Deschamps put in the call…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to increase imports from Spain and deepen trade collaboration with Madrid in Latin America, amid rising tensions with Europe. Xi made the pledge during a meeting with Spain’s King Felipe in Beijing on Wednesday. “China is willing to import more high-quality products from Spain, explore cooperation potential in emerging…
Senior Democrat Party members of Congress have demanded to know whether US President Donald Trump cut a deal with Beijing on the future of Nexperia that left Washington’s European allies blindsided. Democrats are asking if Trump acted in concert with the Netherlands and the European Union on a US-China deal on the beleaguered semiconductor maker,…
Late last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump reached a trade truce in Busan, South Korea, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. Beyond the pre-existing tariffs imposed by the first Trump administration and reinforced by the Biden administration, the current Trump administration will now levy an additional…