Once the scrappy entrepreneur who helped make smartphones affordable, Zhang Xuezheng now finds his semiconductor empire under siege. The Dutch takeover of Nexperia marks a dramatic turn in his high-tech odyssey amid global power rivalries. Was the move justified? Lianhe Zaobao’s China Desk looks into the company and its founder.
Nono. Us created a new rule forcing dutch hands. Then dutch was forced to intervene. It’s part of trumps trade war.
https://archive.today/?run=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Ftech%2Fhow-u-s-pressured-netherlands-to-oust-ceo-of-chinese-owned-chip-maker-da52864d
Its market manipulation and China already responded with Qualcomm lawsuit. So likely it’s not over at all and won’t go where trump thinks it’s gonna go.