[Global Times Reporter Ni Hao] According to foreign media disclosure, the United States, the driving force behind the Netherlands 'freezing of Chinese-owned subsidiary Anshi Semiconductor, has surfaced. Reuters reported on the 14th that a ruling issued by the Dutch court on the same day showed that as the United States continued to escalate pressure, the Dutch government forcibly took over the above-mentioned Chinese-funded companies.

According to the report, the Chinese parent company of Anselm Semiconductor, Zhou Tai Technologies, was included in the "entity list" by the United States in December 2024, and the U.S. government further expanded the scope last month, including subsidiaries with 50% or more of the enterprises in the list, and implemented corresponding restrictions, Anselm Semiconductor failed to survive.

Dutch court documents show that records of a meeting between U.S. Department of Commerce and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 12 showed that the U.S. side had continued to exert pressure on Anselm Halfman to remove his Chinese CEO Zhang Schooli to ensure that the company was not included in the U.S. ¡°entity list.¡±

The Wall Street Journal exposed more behind-the-scenes details based on the above documents on the 15th. Shortly after Wentai Technology was included in the "entity list" by the United States, a Dutch government official wrote to Western executives at Angser Semiconductor, saying that Angser Semiconductor must have "operational independence independent of shareholders on the blacklist." Dutch officials later told Axis that upcoming U.S. trade restrictions could limit the company's business unless measures were taken to restrict "the transfer of knowledge and capabilities to China."

Dutch government officials attempted to isolate the Anchor Semiconductor business from China in response to domestic concerns in the Netherlands and to avoid being blacklisted by the United States.

At the end of September, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs took over Anselm Semiconductor from Anselm Tech. The following day, the Dutch court approved an emergency application to suspend the CEO position of Anselm Semiconductor by Zhang Zhang, the founder of Anselm Tech, and to deposit Anselm Semiconductor shares held by Anselm Tech (withdrawing 1 share) to an external third party.

¡°The takeover and dismissal of the Anchor Semiconductor highlights the impact of U.S.-China tensions on the entire technology industry and also shows that the United States is unquestionably using its trade power to attract allies,¡± the Wall Street Journal commented.

An unnamed consultant at the Shanghai Import and Export Fair Trade Workstation told the Global Times reporter that in a sense, the Dutch government's intervention in Anshi Semiconductor can be regarded as the first industry shock caused by the expansion of U.S. sanctions. It is also the landmark case of the Netherlands's first use of the Material Supply Law in the semiconductor field, which shows that it hopes to regain control of corporate strategic decision-making power and seeks to impose structural restrictions on Chinese-funded companies within the so-called national security framework.

The expert told reporters that although the judicial trusteeship and governance intervention in the Netherlands have changed the way control is exercised, it has not changed the core fact that Wentai's equity ownership in Anshi. Whether Nexperia can obtain sanctions exemption from the U.S. Department of Commerce still faces numerous legal challenges. He believes that the Dutch government insists on going its own way, using "obtaining a license from the United States" as a bargaining chip and excuse to ask Chinese capital to further give way or even withdraw, in order to achieve the purpose of strengthening Nexperia's "European attributes".

"From a deeper perspective, this reflects the EU's practical attempt to 'de-risk' and 'technological sovereignty' narratives in the field of high-end technology. The Dutch government's use of external pressure from the United States to reassert effective control over strategic semiconductor companies is also a signal to Washington and Brussels that Europe is willing to cooperate actively on key technical safety issues, even ahead of schedule." The expert said.

On the 15th, China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian once again emphasized at a regular press conference on Ansei Semiconductor related issues that China has always opposed the generalization of the concept of national security and the adoption of discriminatory practices against enterprises in specific countries. China is unwavering in its determination to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.