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Trump’s 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 8h

Trump’s 100% tariff threat sparks defiance from Beijing – POLITICO: ‘said the export ban is a justified response to what it described as “discriminatory” Trump administration trade curbs on items including high-end semiconductors.’

Beijing defends its new rare earth export curbs and warns its readying “corresponding measures” to counter any new U.S. tariffs.

www.politico.com

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

USTR says China ‘deferred’ when US reached out for call after export controls expansion – Reuters: ‘“Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday’

USTR says China 'deferred' when US reached out for phone call after export controls expansion

Trade Representative Jamison Greer said on Sunday that the U.S. reached out to China for a phone call following an announcement that it was expanding its rare earths export controls but Beijing deferred, while China accused the U.S. of what it called "double standards."

www.reuters.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Economic affairs ministry press release:

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Wet beschikbaarheid goederen ingezet door Minister van Economische Zaken – Rijksoverheid: „De wet is ingezet naar aanleiding van recente en acute signalen van ernstige bestuurlijke tekortkomingen en handelingen bij Nexperia.”

Wet beschikbaarheid goederen ingezet door Minister van Economische Zaken

De Minister van Economische Zaken heeft op dinsdag 30 september 2025 vanwege ernstige bestuurlijke tekortkomingen bij de halfgeleiderfabrikant Nexperia de Wet beschikbaarheid goederen (Wbg) ingezet. H...

www.rijksoverheid.nl

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Wet beschikbaarheid goederen ingezet door Minister van Economische Zaken – Rijksoverheid: „De wet is ingezet naar aanleiding van recente en acute signalen van ernstige bestuurlijke tekortkomingen en handelingen bij Nexperia.”

Wet beschikbaarheid goederen ingezet door Minister van Economische Zaken

De Minister van Economische Zaken heeft op dinsdag 30 september 2025 vanwege ernstige bestuurlijke tekortkomingen bij de halfgeleiderfabrikant Nexperia de Wet beschikbaarheid goederen (Wbg) ingezet. H...

www.rijksoverheid.nl

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

NRC writes they used rare emergency powers under the ‘Wet beschikbaarheid goederen’ that is supposed to guarantee the availability of essential goods in situations of war or acute national emergency:

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China – NRC: „een uitzonderlijke noodmaatregel […]. Volgens ingewijden waren er signalen dat Nexperia van plan was om chipkennis naar China te laten lekken.”

Intellectueel eigendom: Het ministerie van Economische Zaken legt de bedrijfsvoering van chipfabrikant Nexperia grotendeels stil, om te voorkomen dat chipkennis naar China weglekt.

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

According to Dutch newspaper NRC, the ministry used rare emergency powers because there were signals Nexperia planned to leak sensitive chip knowledge to China:

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China – NRC: „een uitzonderlijke noodmaatregel […]. Volgens ingewijden waren er signalen dat Nexperia van plan was om chipkennis naar China te laten lekken.”

Intellectueel eigendom: Het ministerie van Economische Zaken legt de bedrijfsvoering van chipfabrikant Nexperia grotendeels stil, om te voorkomen dat chipkennis naar China weglekt.

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

Nederland grijpt hard in bij chipfabrikant Nexperia uit angst voor lekken chipkennis naar China – NRC: „een uitzonderlijke noodmaatregel […]. Volgens ingewijden waren er signalen dat Nexperia van plan was om chipkennis naar China te laten lekken.”

Intellectueel eigendom: Het ministerie van Economische Zaken legt de bedrijfsvoering van chipfabrikant Nexperia grotendeels stil, om te voorkomen dat chipkennis naar China weglekt.

Police found secret messaging app on spy suspect's phones

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 9h

The Daily Mail: ‘The MoS understands Mr Berry sent details of the row within [UK] government on the Newport Wafer Fab semiconductor factory, which was initially sold to a Chinese company called Nexperia, but which was then blocked by the Conservative government in 2021 over national security fears.’

The trial of Christopher Berry and Chris Cash, on charges of passing secrets to China between 2021 and 2023, collapsed last month.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 11h

China’s Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid ‘national security’ dispute – SCMP: ‘In an emailed statement, Nexperia told the South China Morning Post: “We have no further comments. […]”’

China’s Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid ‘national security’ dispute

Wingtech decries the move as ‘excessive intervention driven by geopolitical bias, rather than a fact-based risk assessment’.

Strengere Amerikaanse exportregels raken Nederlandse chipfabrikant Nexperia

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 11h

context 2025/10/01: NRC: ‘Stricter American export rules affect Dutch chip manufacturer Nexperia’

Een nieuwe uitbreiding van de Amerikaanse exportrestricties treft chipfabrikant Nexperia uit Nijmegen. De maatregel raakt niet alleen de export naar volgens de VS ‘verdachte’ Chinese bedrijven, maar l...

The Clawback: Reclaiming Strategic Assets from China

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 11h

context 2025/03/31: Rhodium Group: ‘The US now wants to push [T]he Hague to finish the job on the Nexperia clawback. In December 2024, Commerce BIS added Nexperia’s Chinese owner Wingtech, […], to its Entity List for promoting China’s chip development via strategic investments and acquisitions.’

The United States is on an unspoken mission to claw back strategic assets from China. This is not a policy that began with the current US administration, nor has it been articulated in a speech or pol...

rhg.com

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 11h

突发！荷兰政府对闻泰科技安世半导体下手：张学政董事职务被停，一外籍董事将有决定性投票权，中资股权仅剩1股！去年其营收147亿 – 每日经济新闻：“10月12日，闻泰科技公告，荷兰政府9月30日发出指令，要求冻结闻泰科技的控股子公司安世半导体对资产、知识产权等进行调整，为期一年。与此同时，安世半导体部分外籍高管要求闻泰科技转让安世半导体股权，要求暂停闻泰科技委派的CEO职务。”

news.sina.com.cn

Dutch govt accused of freezing operations of Chinese semiconductor giant's chipmaker Nexperia

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 14h

Chinese propaganda/influence worker Wang Qichen has already translated the relevant documents Wingtech has put out: www.pekingnology.com/p/dutch-govt...

Wingtech, the Shanghai-listed parent, denounces what it essentially calls a boardroom coup involving the Dutch government and local executives

www.pekingnology.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 14h

Cannot find anything in Dutch yet, including on court or government websites. Curious to see what exactly is going on!

Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 14h

Big intervention from the Dutch government in the operations of Nexperia, the Dutch chip firm that was acquired by China’s Wingtech in 2019

longbridge.com/en/news/2607...

The Dutch government takes action against Wingtech's Nexperia: Director Zhang Xuezheng's position suspended, a foreign director will have decisive voting rights, and Chinese equity is reduced to only ...

荷兰政府对闻泰科技的控股子公司安世半导体采取措施，要求冻结其资产和知识产权调整，为期一年。张学政的董事职务被暂停，一名外籍董事将拥有决定性投票权，中资股权仅剩 1 股。安世半导体 2024 年预计收入 147 亿人民币，占闻泰科技总营收的六分之一。

longbridge.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 16h

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist – The Guardian

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 18h

Intelligence on China embassy threat left out of official review – The Telegraph: ‘The Telegraph can reveal the UK’s intelligence agencies have been prevented from submitting concerns to the Government about spying in the embassy, because their evidence would also be disclosed to Beijing.’

Access Restricted

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 18h

Inside Starmer’s network of advisers and their links to China – The Telegraph: ‘Mr Powell’s relationship with China appears to have deepened through his work with Inter Mediate’

Access Restricted

www.telegraph.co.uk

Labour’s softening stance towards China reinforced by dropped spy case

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 18h

Labour’s softening stance towards China reinforced by dropped spy case – The Guardian

In an attempt to reset the relationship the government is refusing to describe China as a national security threat despite evidence to the contrary

www.theguardian.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 18h

Taiwan’s economic affairs ministry sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs – Reuters: ‘said […] the rare-earth elements covered by the expanded ban differ from the rare-earth items required in Taiwan’s semiconductor processes’

Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs

No significant impact is expected on Taiwan's semiconductor industry from China's new curbs on rare earths as they differ from the metals needed for the chip sector, the island's economy ministry said on Sunday.

www.reuters.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 18h

Beijing has found a new pressure point in trade talks: Batteries, which the US is heavily reliant on as it aims to stabilise the grid and support explosive data centre power demand – Bloomberg

China’s New Weapon in US Trade Talks: Batteries

The US is heavily reliant on Chinese batteries as it seeks to stabilize the grid and support explosive data center demand for power.

www.bloomberg.com

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Chinese military’s electronic warfare tricked a foreign spy plane in South China Sea, magazine report claims – SCMP

Chinese military force tricked a foreign spy plane in South China Sea: report

No operational details given, but the vehicle-mounted jamming system is said to have generated a false radar signature.

CCTV drama Silent Honour marks rare salute to Communist Party spies in Taiwan

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Silent Honour: CCTV series marks rare salute to Communist Party spies in Taiwan – SCMP: ‘The Ministry of State Security – Beijing’s top anti-espionage agency – and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council guided the writing of the script’

39-part series that premiered on Martyrs’ Day is first to hail crucial civil war intelligence provided by four undercover agents in Taiwan.

Why Kenya’s swap of dollar loans for Chinese yuan offers more than debt relief

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Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Kenya’s swap of US dollar loans for Chinese yuan offers more than debt relief –SCMP: ‘Kenyan Treasury Minister John Mbadi said on Tuesday that the country’s US$5 billion Chinese railway loans had been converted to Chinese yuan, in a move expected to cut annual debt-servicing costs by US$215 million’

Move expected to cut Kenya’s annual debt-servicing costs by US$215 million also fits into China’s broader goal of yuan internationalisation.

Chinese-Dutch team discovers how single cell can give rise to new plant: study

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · 19h

Chinese-Dutch team discovers how single cell can regenerate into brand new plant: study – SCMP: ‘Researchers at Shandong Agricultural University and BGI-Research in China collaborated with peers at Radboud University’

‘Remarkable’ secret involves flipping two genetic switches, could safeguard world food security and transform human regenerative therapy.