The Dutch government earlier expressed concern about intellectual property issues,Take over Chinese-owned automotive chip supplier Nexperia.The China government subsequently imposed an export ban on Anshi chips. As soon as the news came out, Germany's Volkswagen Motor (Volkswagen) warned that supply chain issues could lead to its production shutdown.Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof told German Prime Minister Merts during the European Union summit.Friedrich Merz) explains why he took action against Anshi.
Dutch Prime Minister Schof said on Thursday, October 23 thatThe Dutch takeover of Chinese chip producer Anselm is not “measures aimed at China.”
As chip producers become the focus of geopolitical tensions,Dutch officials cited a Cold War law at the end of September, citing national security concerns,The semi-conductor was temporarily taken over.
And then he said,Beijing has banned it from exporting certain goods from China since October 4.
Shoff told reporters before meeting with EU leaders in Brussels to discuss trade issues:Anshi's problem lies in the mismanagement of its CEO. That's the problem. It's not "measures against China.”
European automakers warned earlier that,The dispute between Beijing and Nexperia could lead to the shutdown of European automobile production lines.
The German Automobile Industry Association (VDA) recently stated that,If the problem of chip supply disruption cannot be resolved quickly,The dispute between China and the Netherlands over ACE may lead to "significant production constraints in the near term." VDA is the main lobbying group for the German automobile industry.
A spokesperson for Foxx Motors said that although AXS is not a direct supplier of Foxx Motors,However, some auto parts of Volkswagen need to use parts of Anshi. In view of the current changes in the situation,Ford cannot rule out the possibility of short-term effects on production.
Shoff explained the situation to German President Merz during the EU summit in Brussels: "I just explained (the situation), there were a lot of misunderstandings before. So I said,This operation is specifically targeted at the unruly (Anshi) CEO."
Schhoff refers to Anshi President Zhang Xuezheng, who has been temporarily suspended.
Schhoff added that after his explanation, everyone "There’s more understanding of the Dutch approach.”
Today, a spokesman for Volkswagen told Deutsche Welle:Chip manufacturer Nexperia's delivery problem has not yet affected the production of the German automobile factoryProduction at all other Volkswagen Group German factories next week has also been guaranteed.That includes its Audi and Porsche. "