Nexperia dispute highlights Europe's challenge in shift away from China

Dutch government reverses course as automakers are forced to halt production

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Nexperia handles 80% of the downstream processing of general-purpose chips in China.  © Reuters

EIKI HAYASHI

FRANKFURT, Germany -- The dispute between the Netherlands and China over control of chipmaker Nexperia has highlighted Europe's lack of negotiation leverage as it seeks to reduce dependency on Chinese imports.

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