[adrian_b]

You have omitted from the key part that the Chinese export control notice was a reaction to the rule announced on 29 September 2025 by the United States Bureau of Industry and Security, which has put Nexperia on the list of entities to which US export restrictions apply.

So like for all these kinds of actions, regardless whether they happen in the Netherlands or in China or in Taiwan, their origin is in USA.

[yorwba]

Official statements aren't exactly detailed, but seem to indicate that the Chinese export control notice was a reaction to the Netherlands' invocation of national security instead: https://cj.sina.com.cn/articles/view/1686546714/6486a91a0190...