China Export Controls: Gallium and Germanium as Geopolitical Weapons
How China export controls reshaped global supply chains China’s gallium and germanium export controls have become a defining case study in supply chain weaponisation. In August 2023, global exports of both metals from China collapsed to near zero almost overnight. China is the world’s dominant producer of both. Market forces did not cause this collapse […]
Europe’s chip race: inside the Dutch Nexperia takeover
On September 30, the Dutch government invoked its rarely used Goods Availability Act to take control of Nexperia, a semiconductor company owned by China’s Wingtech Technology. Officials cited acute governance concerns and risks to Europe’s technological security. What is Nexperia? Nexperia is a leading Dutch semiconductor manufacturer based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, producing essential chips […]