（Source：Global Times，2025-11-19）
A logo of Nexperia Photo: VCG
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Wednesday said China welcomes the Dutch side's suspension of administrative order regarding intervention over China-owned chipmaker Nexperia, but said the suspension still falls short of addressing the root cause of the turmoil caused to the global semiconductor industrial and supply chain, urging the Dutch side to demonstrate a genuine willingness to cooperate and put forward a truly constructive solution.
A Chinese expert said that for the suspension to have real meaning, the Dutch side must take responsibility for restoring conditions - and market stability - to the state they were in before its intervention, urging the Netherlands to respond to China's concerns in a more detailed and responsible manner.
When asked to comment on the recent consultations between China and the Dutch side regarding the Nexperia issue, a spokesperson for MOFCOM said in a statement on Wednesday that government officials of the two countries held two rounds of face-to-face talks in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
During the consultations, China reiterated that the root cause of the current disruption in the global semiconductor industrial and supply chain lies with the Dutch side, urging the Dutch side to take concrete actions to swiftly and effectively push the resolution of the Nexperia issue at an early date and restore the security and stability of global semiconductor industrial and supply chains, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson noted the Dutch side had proactively proposed suspending the Dutch economy minister's order under the Goods Availability Act regarding Nexperia, and China welcomed the move, seeing it as a first step in the right direction toward resolving the issue.
However, the suspension still falls short of addressing the root cause of the turmoil in the global semiconductor industrial and supply chain - the complete withdrawal of the administrative order, the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson stressed the erroneous ruling by the Dutch Enterprise Court, pushed by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and depriving Wingtech of control over Nexperia Netherlands, remains a key obstacle to resolving the matter. China hopes the Dutch side will continue to demonstrate a genuine willingness to cooperate and put forward a truly constructive solution.
Both sides agreed that administrative intervention should be removed and they should support and encourage businesses to resolve internal disputes through consultations in accordance with the law. This, the spokesperson said, would protect investors' legitimate rights and interests and create more favorable conditions for restoring the security and stability of the global semiconductor industrial and supply chain.
On the same day, the Dutch government said that it was suspending its intervention at computer chipmaker Nexperia after what it said were constructive meetings with China.
Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said on Wednesday via his X account that In light of recent developments, I consider it the right moment to take a constructive step by suspending my order under the Goods Availability Act regarding Nexperia, in close consultation with our European and international partners.
We will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Chinese authorities in the period ahead, Karremans added.
Notably, Nexperia's parent company, Wingtech Technology, said on Wednesday that although the ministerial order had been suspended, the Dutch Enterprise Court ruling issued on October 7, 2025 local time remains in effect and is not affected by the suspension, according to the company's statement published on the Shanghai Stock Exchange website.
The statement further noted that all emergency measures imposed by the Dutch Enterprise Court, as disclosed in the company's October 13 announcement, are still in force, and Wingtech's control over Nexperia remains restricted. The company also warned investors to be mindful of related risks.
A suspension of intervention would only have real substance for China if the situation were restored to the state prior to the Dutch government's actions, Jian Junbo, director of the Center for China-Europe Relations at Fudan University's Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Jian said that the Dutch announcement of a suspension of intervention appears more like an attempt to find a way to mask embarrassment and out of its earlier improper actions, noting that the concept itself remains vague.
Whether the original Chinese-nominated chair and management can return, whether the nationalization measures are withdrawn, and whether the company's normal governance structure is reinstated are all key indicators of whether the Netherlands has truly stopped intervening, Jian stressed, adding that all of these issues constituted clear forms of intervention. He further noted that without clear clarification from the Dutch side, the so-called suspension risks being merely a verbal move that fails to address China's legitimate concerns.
Karremans' comments came after the Dutch government decided in September to seize control of Nexperia from its Chinese parent company, Wingtech Technology, over so-called economic security concerns and suspend Nexperia's CEO Zhang Xuezheng.
Since then, Chinese ministries, including MOFCOM and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have on various occasions slammed the Dutch government for meddling in the operations of Nexperia, violating market principles, and causing chaos and disturbance in the supply chain related to the Nexperia issue. They urged the Dutch side to work toward finding constructive solutions to the Nexperia issue.
The MOFCOM revealed on November 8 that China had agreed to the Dutch side's China visit for negotiations over the Nexperia issue.
Jian urged the Dutch side not to rely on vague statements in hopes of securing concession from China, adding that the Netherlands must correct its earlier missteps through concrete actions. He said that it remains essential to watch the Dutch government's next moves closely to determine whether it is truly prepared to resolve the issue through real action rather than verbal assurances.
