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Dutch government seizes control of Chinese-owned semiconductor firm

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What happened: On October 12, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs issued a statement saying that it had taken over chipmaker Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act.

The statement alleged “serious governance shortcomings” at Nexperia that presented a “threat to the continuity … of cruci...