[Global Times Comprehensive Report] On the 12th, the Dutch government wantonly interfered in Anshi Semiconductor, a subsidiary of China company Wentai Technology, citing the so-called "risk to the economic security of the Netherlands and Europe." China Semiconductor Industry Association solemnly issued a statement on the 14th, saying that it firmly supports enterprises in defending their legitimate rights and interests and opposes the abuse of the concept of "national security" and the imposition of selective and discriminatory restrictions on overseas branches of China companies.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 14th that the Dutch government has taken over Nexperia "to ensure the supply of semiconductors needed for European automobiles and other electronic products and maintain Europe's economic security." The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs claimed that it made this "extremely special" decision according to the Material Supply Law because of the "urgent signal" of "serious governance defects" in the company. The Dutch side claimed that "these signals pose a threat to the continuity and safeguarding of key technical knowledge and capabilities in the Netherlands and in Europe." However, the department did not elaborate on why it considered Nexperia's operations to be at risk.

According to Bloomberg News, the Material Supply Act was promulgated more than 70 years ago during the Cold War to ensure access to key products in emergencies. Nexperia is currently a key supplier of mature process chips for the automotive and consumer electronics industries. According to the report, there is almost no precedent in Europe for the government to take over an overseas subsidiary of a Chinese company on the grounds of national security. Bloomberg said that although Nexperia can continue to produce, the Dutch government now has the right to block or overturn its decision.

The Dutch government has launched all legal and diplomatic routes to demand that the Dutch government immediately revoke the wrong directives, stop the systematic discrimination against Chinese enterprises, and maintain the openness and cooperation of the global semiconductor industry chain.

¡°The Dutch government¡¯s approach to putting economic security above the principle of free market investment could lead other governments to follow,¡± said Sasha Kurtia, a researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute in France, who said Chinese companies could be pressured by the Chinese government to stop supplying chips or prioritize selling to China in a crisis, which would seriously hit European automotive and electronics industries.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Zheng said on Friday that China has consistently opposed the generalization of national security concepts and discriminatory practices against particular country enterprises.The relevant countries should strictly observe market principles and not politicize economic and trade issues.China is determined to safeguard its legitimate and legitimate rights and interests.