（Source：Global Times，2025-11-04）
China's Commerce Ministry on Tuesday slammed the Dutch government for ignoring China's reasonable demands, and not taking constructive action but instead escalating the global semiconductor supply chain crisis, saying that the Dutch side should bear full responsibility for chaos and disturbance in the supply chain related to the Nexperia issue.
The ministry urged the Netherlands to act responsibly, stop interfering in corporate affairs and work toward finding constructive solutions to fix the Nexperia issue.
In response to recent inquiries regarding the progress of consultations on the Nexperia issue, a spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Tuesday that Nexperia Netherlands' decision on October 26 to halt wafer supplies to its Nexperia's China unit had disrupted normal production, causing turbulence and chaos in the global semiconductor supply chain. The Dutch side should bear full responsibility for the consequences.
China, acting responsibly for the stability and security of the global semiconductor supply chain, announced on November 1 that it would grant export exemptions for qualified orders and work to help Nexperia's China unit resume supply. However, the Dutch side has continued to act unilaterally without taking any concrete steps to resolve the issue, which will only worsen the negative impact on the global semiconductor supply chain — something neither China nor the global industry wishes to see, the ministry's spokesperson said.
China urges the Dutch side to work with the Chinese side responsibly, bearing in mind the broader China-Netherlands and China-EU economic and trade relations, as well as the stability and security of global industrial and supply chains. The Dutch side should stop interfering in corporate internal affairs and find a constructive solution to the Nexperia issue, according to the MOFCOM spokesperson.
The move followed the Dutch government's decision in September to seize control of Nexperia from its Chinese parent company, Wingtech Technology, over so-called economic security concerns and suspend its CEO Zhang Xuezheng.
The MOFCOM spokesperson said the Dutch enterprise court issued an erroneous ruling stripping the Chinese enterprise of its equity, severely infringing upon the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese enterprise.
Thereafter, the Dutch government disregarded multiple reasonable demands raised by the Chinese side during consultations, failing to demonstrate a constructive attitude or actions while escalating the global supply chain crisis, according to the spokesperson.
Jian Junbo, director of the Center for China-Europe Relations at Fudan University's Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times that China has played a crucial role in stabilizing global industrial and semiconductor supply chains. He noted that China is seeking to exempt some Nexperia orders from export restrictions, the resulting supply chain disruptions in Europe were the consequences of the Dutch side's improper actions, not China's. China's measures are defensive and responsible, aimed at maintaining overall supply chain stability, Jian said.
China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday that it will grant export exemptions to eligible shipments after a comprehensive review of the circumstances of companies.
As a responsible major country, China takes into full account the security and stability of domestic and global supply chains, the MOFCOM spokesperson said on Saturday, encouraging companies facing real difficulties to reach out to the Ministry of Commerce or local commerce authorities and request such exemptions.
Nexperia's China unit issued a statement on Sunday, saying that Nexperia Netherlands' claim that local management's recent failure to comply with agreed contractual payment terms was entirely fabricated and constituted malicious defamation against Nexperia China's management.
At present, Nexperia China has established sufficient inventories of finished goods and work-in-progress, enabling stable and sustained fulfilment of customer orders through year-end and beyond, the company said via its official WeChat account.
Jian noted that by easing export restrictions to help alleviate Europe's auto supply chain crisis, China has demonstrated the constructive role of a responsible major power in safeguarding global industrial stability. The incident, he said, highlights the high level of interdependence between China and Europe — any politically driven attempt to cut off supply chains under the guise of security will only harm both sides.
Cui Hongjian, a professor at the Academy of Regional and Global Governance, Beijing Foreign Studies University told the Global Times that China's position is clear -- the Dutch side must bear full responsibility for disrupting Nexperia's operations.
Regardless of its explanations, the Dutch government's extraordinary intervention has magnified tensions and turned technical issues into political ones, Cui said. This is a reckless move that damages bilateral relations and destabilizes the global supply chain.
Cui stressed that China has shown goodwill by seeking dialogue and granting export exemptions in hopes of stabilizing the situation.
If the Dutch side does not work to find a proper solution, it may pay higher cost and mounting pressure in resolving the issue in future consultations, Cui warned.
