Beijing warns of more chip supply worries after Nexperia China claims it was cut off from SAP

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China’s Ministry of Commerce has warned of further disruption to the global semiconductor supply chain after Dutch chipmaker Nexperia cut access to some of its systems for Chinese staff.

Nexperia makes chips that are in demand for automotive applications, among others. The company calls the Netherlands home, but is owned by Chinese company Wingtech Technologies. In late 2025, the Dutch government took control of Nexperia’s local operations on grounds that it was set to illegally transfer critical chipmaking tech to Wingtech.

That fight reached an uneasy stalemate, but hostilities appear to have resumed last week after Nexperia China claimed its Dutch parent company cut off access to SAP and Microsoft 365 for all Chinese employees on March 3rd, making it impossible to process new orders ...