HONG KONG – China’s Commerce Ministry said Tuesday that the Netherlands has caused “chaos” in the semiconductor supply chain that could threaten global auto production, even after Beijing allowed Nexperia’s Chinese unit to resume exports of its computer chips.

China had blocked shipments of chips from Nexperia's plant in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan in response to the Dutch government’s seizure of Nexperia in late September.

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The Netherlands cited national security concerns in taking control of the company, which is owned by the Chinese company Wingtech Technology. It also replaced Nexperia's Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng with interim CEO Stefan Tilger.

Nexperia’s Chinese unit said its Netherlands headquarters had suspended supplies of wafers used to make chips

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