‘It’s a wake-up call’: Dutch row with Chinese chipmaker that threatened global car industry

Exclusive: Dutch minister says tussle with Chinese-owned Nexperia was like an economic thriller' and is sobering lesson to world over its dependency on China

A bitter battle over the future of a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands that threatened to cripple the global car industry is a wake-up call to Europe and the west", the minister at the heart of the row has warned.

The six-week standoff between the EU and Beijing over Nexperia and its vital supplies of automotive semiconductors has served up a sobering lesson to world leaders over their dependency on China, says Vincent Karremans.