China voices ‘extreme disappointment’ with Dutch minister at centre of car chip row

Vincent Karremans called semiconductor supply chain crisis a wake-up call for western leaders'

The Chinese government has expressed extreme disappointment" with the Dutch minister at the heart of a row over chip supply to the car industry.

A spokesperson for the ministry of commerce was responding to a Guardian interview with Vincent Karremans on Thursday in which the politician described the standoff between China and the European Union as a wake-up call" for western leaders.