The Chinese government has slammed the Netherlands over its seizure of chipmaker Nexperia, blaming it for jamming up a resolution to a dispute that has disrupted car sector supply chains, hit production and caused some firms to furlough staff.

Nexperia, Chinese-owned but based in the Netherlands, makes billions of simple but ubiquitous chips for cars and other electronics. Supply of those chips has been snarled since a dispute between Amsterdam and Beijing over technology transfers.

After positive signals in talks over the weekend, the Chinese commerce ministry issued a strongly worded statement on Tuesday telling the Netherlands to “stop interfering” in Nexperia’s internal affairs.

“The Dutch side persists in its unilateral course without taking concrete actions to resolve the issue, w

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