The Observer Network by Nguyen Jaki

For more than 70 years, some essences deeply rooted in the bones have never changed-in the face of the strong rise of China's science and technology, the background of robbers hidden in some western countries is increasingly exposed to the world.

Recently, China's leading semiconductor enterprise Zhongtai Technology has encountered major challenges in transnational regulation, with its core assets based in the Netherlands, Anse Semiconductor (Nexperia), due to a paper of the Dutch government, since September 30, its assets, intellectual property and other adjustments have been frozen for a year.

From the time point of view, it is hard not to suspect that this series of operations is a carefully planned "plunder": the United States and the Netherlands have always cooperated closely in the field of export control in the chip industry. Just the day before the Dutch government took action, on September 29, local time, the U.S. government just issued export control penetration rules, imposing additional export controls on Wingtech's subsidiary that is included in the "Entity List" and holds more than 50% of the shares. Strong export controls.

The Financial Times also noted that the Dutch government's actions "follow the US side"; Bloomberg said that the Trump administration had just expanded the scope of sanctions before the Netherlands, highlighting the increasing censorship of sensitive sectors of Chinese-owned enterprises.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a conference recording obtained by the company showed that a senior executive told investors in a telephone conference on Sunday that the Dutch government's directives were based on new U.S. regulations as an excuse to take control.

The executive told investors at the time, ¡°The Dutch Department of Economic Affairs is clearly a gentle sheep behind the U.S. government.¡±

In response, a spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs argued that the United States did not participate in the Netherlands' decision-making against Nexperia. Reuters also mentioned that the spokesman declared that the timing of this operation was "purely coincidental".

The Wall Street Journal also noted that the Dutch government claimed in a weekend statement that one of the reasons for its action was the presence of so-called ¡°serious governing deficiencies and problematic behavior¡± within the Assembly, but the Netherlands did not provide any details and the spokesman declined to comment.

An employee of Anshi Semiconductor walks through the company's clean room. Visual China

According to public information, Anshi Semiconductor is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. It is the foundation of Wentai Technology's core semiconductor business, focusing on discrete devices and logic devices. Its predecessor was a division of NXP Semiconductors. It was operated independently in 2017 and was wholly acquired by Wentai Technology in 2019. It is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Wentai Technology. In 2024, Anshi Semiconductor's revenue will be approximately 14.7 billion yuan, accounting for approximately one-sixth of Wentai Technology's total revenue that year.

On the 12th local time, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs claimed in a statement that this was the first time that the government of the country had activated the Goods Availability Act because of "the continuity and security of key technical knowledge and capabilities in the Netherlands and Europe". Threats ".

The statement argued, "The decision aims to guard against the risk that products (finished and semi-finished products) produced by Nexperia may not be available in an emergency, including chips used in the European automotive industry and consumer electronics."

Wentai emphasized to the media that the Dutch government's order was based on the so-called "ensuring the security of the supply chain", but the company believes that the scope and strict restrictions of the order far exceed conventional risk management and control. It is a normal operation. The company has implemented a seriously unreasonable external takeover.

The Dutch government on the grounds of unnecessary "national security", the implementation of global operations freeze on Anselm Semiconductor, is based on excessive intervention of geopolitical prejudice, the Dutch government strongly protested against this discriminatory treatment against Chinese-owned enterprises.

Anchor Semiconductor¡¯s spokesman told CNBC on Monday that the company did not comment further, but stressed that it ¡°complies with all existing laws, export control and sanctions systems¡± and is stillining regular communication with relevant departments.

The Financial Times directly said that the Dutch government's move will exacerbate the friction between Western countries and China in the field of high-end technology. Bloomberg and others also warned that this "extraordinary" move will further exacerbate tensions between China and Europe.

Courtial of the Jacques Delors Research Institute for Europe told the BBC that the Dutch government¡¯s move puts so-called economic security above ¡°the principle of free market investment.¡±

Alexandre Ferreira Gomes, a researcher at the Clingendael Institute, also warned Bloomberg that China is likely to take countermeasures.

"It is reasonable to expect that China's countermeasures will be targeted at the broader European semiconductor industry, not just for Dutch companies operating in China," he said.

European Commission spokesman Olof Gill said the EU hasined "strict communication" with the relevant authorities in the Netherlands and will work with the Netherlands to promote "follow-up initiatives" to safeguard the key technological capabilities of the European continent.

Regarding the Dutch government's restrictive measures on Chinese enterprises, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Zheng responded on October 13: "Your questions are suggested to the competent authorities of the Chinese side to understand."

He also emphasized that China has always opposed generalizing the concept of national security and adopting discriminatory practices against enterprises in specific countries. Relevant countries should earnestly abide by market principles and not politicize economic and trade issues. China is unwavering in its determination to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.

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