How the Dutch Nexperia ‘Heist’ Gave China Total Control of the Chips

Описание: The Netherlands tried to play pirate in the global chip war—and ended up handing China the treasure chest.​

This video breaks down how one Dutch “heist” over a so‑called national security chip company, Nexperia, turned into a masterclass in self‑sabotage, Chinese leverage, and Washington throwing its own allies under the bus.​

In September, Washington rolled out the “50% Rule” to squeeze Chinese‑linked firms, and The Hague eagerly complied by seizing a Dutch semiconductor company that mostly makes 1990s‑era legacy chips for cars.​

Beijing responded by weaponizing Nexperia’s China‑based production, choking 70% of the company’s output, and sending Honda, VW, Nissan, Mercedes, and Ford into full‑blown panic over stalled assembly lines and missing parts.​

Then it got darker: Dutch HQ tried to freeze out 12,500 Chinese workers, only to watch Wingtech and Beijing step in, pay everyone directly, and flip the message from “obey the Netherlands” to “you work for China now.”​

From there, China forced automakers to pay in Yuan, apply to Beijing “case‑by‑case” for vital chips, and quietly built a fully domestic supply chain that no longer depends on Dutch goodwill or European wafers.​

Meanwhile, Washington quietly suspended the very rule that triggered the crisis, leaving the Netherlands alone to absorb the blowback, auto‑industry outrage, and a humiliation tour that ended with The Hague giving Nexperia back after five painful weeks.​

What the Dutch got was an empty building and a reputation as a vassal state; what China got was more control over supply chains, more leverage over Western CEOs, and a live demo of how to make US allies blink first.​

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Topics include US–China rivalry, the global chip war, Dutch industrial policy, export controls, sanctions, legacy chips, auto supply chains, Wingtech, yuan payments, de‑risking, and the future of European strategic autonomy.​

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What this video covers: how the 50% Rule backfired, why legacy chips can shut down entire car plants, how China turned the Dutch Nexperia seizure into a Yuan‑denominated victory, and what this fiasco tells every other US ally thinking of “taking one for the team.”

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