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[@fbermingham](/creator/twitter/fbermingham)
"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Eroglu who chaired the talks highlighted the differences between the sides but pledged to persevere with dialogue and is planning a trip to Beijing in November"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851958606778417) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.5K followers, 5247 engagements


"A quiet bombshell in Europes tech world The Dutch government seems to have effectively frozen operations of Nexperia the Chinese-owned chipmaker citing national security according to corporate filing today - via @zichenwanghere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394356274254025) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.5K followers, 199.5K engagements


"@ZichenWanghere Story on this Chinas Wingtech says Dutch court freezes control of Nexperia amid national security dispute"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977430075013472516) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T17:44Z 26.5K followers, 16.1K engagements


"Dutch newspaper NRC with new detail: "This is an exceptional emergency measure intended to prevent IP related to chips from disappearing abroad. According to insiders there were indications that Nexperia was planning to leak chip knowledge to China.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977455898470850826) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T19:26Z 26.5K followers, 11.6K engagements


"NRC says it was done under "the goods availability act" "It is exceptional for this to be applied; it's a backup instrument for extraordinary eg war or an acute national emergency. The emergency in this case: the availability of chips for the European automotive industry""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977456565616545909) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T19:29Z 26.5K followers, 8797 engagements


"NEW: Statement now from the Dutch ministry of economic affairs Confirms good availability act has been invoked "following recent and acute signals of serious governance shortcomings and actions within Nexperia which posed a threat to. Dutch and European economic security""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977464826004680792) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T20:02Z 26.5K followers, 11.2K engagements


"Wingtech statement now on its website - similar to deleted WeChat post: "We have activated all legal & diplomatic channels demanding Dutch gov immediately rescind its erroneous directive End to its systematic discrimination against Chinese companies""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977720986133725316) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T13:00Z 26.5K followers, 4991 engagements


"Bloomberg: EU considering forcing Chinese firms to hand over tech to European companies if they want to operate locally. as part of a legislative proposal called the Industrial Accelerator Act - expected in November"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978092284529828074) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T13:35Z 26.5K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Says talks with China ongoing "I have now been informed that the Chinese government has imposed a company-specific export control measure on all Nexperia sites in China. Discussions with the Chinese authorities are ongoing at various levels.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978126583228461397) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T15:51Z 26.5K followers, 4032 engagements


"Chinese online rumours that Unilever and Shell are under investigation following the Dutch seizure of Nexperia Seems to be blogger-propagated (would also note that neither Unilever or Shell are actually Dutch companies anymore.)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482046876971493) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.5K followers, 15.3K engagements


"European Commission is advancing its foreign subsidies regulation with BYD over its plant in Hungary - questionnaire sent to the company"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978790052760273060) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T11:48Z 26.5K followers, 31.7K engagements


"NEW: EU and China lawmakers spar over Russia Taiwan in first talks since 2018 EU lawmakers "shocked" by Chinese counterparts parroting Russian talking points on Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851587666653665) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.5K followers, 357K engagements


"The Chinese side questioned Natos right to exist. I havent heard that publicly before. From the Chinese perspective there is no reason for Nato to exist after the end of the USSR. I find this absurd in light of Russian aggression said chair @EnginEroglu_FW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851653018161460) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.5K followers, 13.3K engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex On Taiwan the sides clashed over the United Nations resolution that recognised the Peoples Republic of China in 1971 a long-running bone of contention between the EU Parliament and Beijing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851805741060475) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 6727 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The European side emphasised that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are in the interest of the EU and the world and stressed that the EU rejects any unilateral change to the status quo particularly through force or coercion the parliament account said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851827559838052) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 6522 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The EU will continue to pursue close cooperation with Taiwan within the framework of its One China policy. Furthermore the European side rejected any distortion or misrepresentation of facts particularly with regard to UN Resolution 2758 it added"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851849319891122) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 6296 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex The Europeans were told they should not have any contact with Taipei sources said. The Europeans raised several human rights issues including the cases of Uygur economist Ilham Tohti former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851893037137995) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 5865 engagements


"Manufacturers in Europe are holding urgent meetings to fend off potential outages that could come within a month following China's rare earths and Nexperia shocks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978933948240556384) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.5K followers, 41.7K engagements


"Interesting nugget on EU-Taiwan relations - Czech generals are regularly sent to Taipei for collaborative work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979087605128954261) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T07:30Z 26.5K followers, 3862 engagements


"This seems not great. The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine has recorded evidence of China providing Russia with satellite intelligence data for missile strikes on Ukraine in particular on foreign investors' facilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1974596474886324562) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-04T22:04Z 26.5K followers, 8950 engagements


"Macron is considering bringing the Chinese into a discussion on global imbalances as part of Frances G7 presidency next year @noahbarkin reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975436329769906329) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.5K followers, 32.4K engagements


"@noahbarkin Also in Noah's newsletter one yr after Berlin launched a 1bn critical minerals fund "not a single project has been approved despite roughly XX applications that have been submitted to state bank KfW""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975436351601324256) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-07T05:41Z 26.5K followers, 20.4K engagements


"EU claims it has reached its 300bn target for global gateway spend ahead of time. Would love to see a breakdown of that. Seems surprising"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976194362590544298) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-09T07:53Z 26.5K followers, 2327 engagements


"Not just rare earths. Battery anodes materials superhard materials synthetic diamonds etc Brutal day for international industry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976279167860867079) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-09T13:30Z 26.5K followers, 81K engagements


"@MiquelVilam Well yes but the rhetoric on Nato goes further than what Chinese officials / diplomats have been saying in official capacity with EU counterparts. So I get what you mean but just a little context"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978871700390351241) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T17:12Z 26.5K followers, XXX engagements


"Toledo "What we call overcapacity but the Chinese call involution. is causing an even worse trend in our trade balance. In the first X months of 2025 not only have imports from China grown substantially but exports are falling again""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1976191704269987942) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-09T07:43Z 26.5K followers, XXX engagements


"@ZichenWanghere The company accused The Hague of violating EU market-economy principles and discriminating against Chinese investors echoing Beijings long-standing complaint that Europe is securitizing tech""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977394443679383933) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:22Z 26.5K followers, 11.9K engagements


"@ZichenWanghere If I were a Dutch company with big business in China anyone apart from ASML which is indispensable - Id be shifting nervously in my seat tonight. Thinking of NXP ASM International Besi Philips FrieslandCampina"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977403582216638727) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T15:58Z 26.5K followers, 21.7K engagements


"Over 5bn ($680mn) off Wingtech market valuation this morning as it falls the maximum permitted 10%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977625176775983274) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T06:39Z 26.5K followers, 8215 engagements


"ASML sees significant China demand drop ASML on Wednesday warned that it expected a significant fall in demand from China next year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978338659209211940) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T05:54Z 26.5K followers, 74.2K engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex EPP MEP previously sanctioned by Beijing said she was shocked to hear her Chinese counterparts diagnosis of the problems leading to the war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851674769739853) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.5K followers, 10.1K engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex At the same time it underlined that progress towards a more stable and positive relationship depends on Chinas position regarding the war in Ukraine and its political and material support to sustain Russian aggressions against Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851761881297076) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 7889 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex While Beijing says it is neutral in the war dozens of Chinese firms have been sanctioned by the EU for funnelling banned goods to Russian military buyers The bloc is negotiating its XX package of sanctions against Russia with more Chinese entities set to be blacklisted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851783783895267) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 7144 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Last week EP passed a resolution calling for Guis release to mark a decade since he disappeared. With a return visit planned for Beijing next May left-wing lawmaker Martin Schirdewan asked if the MEPs could visit Gui in prison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851914923008374) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:53Z 26.5K followers, 5570 engagements


"@EnginEroglu_FW @MiriamMLex Schirdewan pointed out that Gui was a Swedish and EU citizen but the NPC delegates led by Fu Ziying vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee did not reply to this request"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851936746000789) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:54Z 26.5K followers, 5424 engagements


"Full readout here:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978855765390585967) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.5K followers, 1476 engagements


"NRC on dodgy track record of CEO Zhang "In 2024 Wing was fined X million renminbi by Chinese securities regulator for concealing trading transactions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and secretly colluding with two other shareholders to control Wingtech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978885868812140572) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T18:08Z 26.5K followers, 3483 engagements


"But carmakers like Volkswagen AG and suppliers including Robert Bosch GmbH may take months to switch from Nexperia the Dutch producer affected to alternative sources the people said who asked not to be named because the discussions are private"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978933970088636462) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T21:19Z 26.5K followers, 3354 engagements


"The former Nexperia CEO says Zhang Xuezheng "has built a new factory in China which can take over production from Nexperia's European factories." Scheper fears Dutch intervention means this will now most likely happen more quickly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979075662192222411) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T06:43Z 26.5K followers, 17.8K engagements


"Chinas second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption Chinas Ministry of National Defence announced on Friday. He Weidong member of Politburo was expelled from CCP and army"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979157715634073876) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T12:09Z 26.5K followers, 2959 engagements


"Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's Europe travel itinerary announced: UK Ireland Germany (Munich Security Conference) Ireland once again a priority of Chinese leadership. When Premier Li Qiang went to Davos last year Ireland was his only other stop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1888865835155861530) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-02-10T08:21Z 26.5K followers, 39.8K engagements


"Ireland home to huge Chinese investments. TikTok Huawei WuXi Biologics. XX Chinese companies HQ'd there some of which are in the crosshairs of US + EU regulators Lots of US companies also there (Intel Apple Meta X Pfizer). Beijing seems to view it as a "swing state""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1888865837018165325) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-02-10T08:21Z 26.5K followers, 3045 engagements


"Leaders of Grenada Ethiopia Colombia DRC Angola South Africa Cabo Verde & Mauritania are in Brussels for VDL's Global Gateway Forum From Europe as well as commission PM of Luxembourg and deputy PMs of Poland and Belgium. As an EU diplomat told me today not a great look"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1975899060008800460) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-08T12:20Z 26.5K followers, 2000 engagements


"New Chinese Sept trade data out this morning - here's the picture for the EU - China's exports to EU up XXXX% - China's imports from EU up XXX% - Despite rebound in import number trade surplus up XX% because of China's surging exports to $22.85bn in Sept All USD year on year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977632861738959217) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T07:09Z 26.5K followers, 43.7K engagements


"New - Europes 3-body problem: collapsing global order sparks hunt for new trajectory I got to write about one of my favourite Chinese sci-fi novels. Europe realising it cant fix systemic chaos is instead trying to shift its own orbit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977980367563801020) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-14T06:10Z 26.5K followers, 17K engagements


"Bessent says he will try to rally Europe and Asian democracies to counter China's rare earths move. EU has been talking a lot about working with the G7 on this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978467922851803400) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T14:28Z 26.5K followers, 2743 engagements


""Online reports indicate that Dutch oil company Shell which owns more than 1000 gas stations and two large production facilities in Huizhou and Fujian in China as well as a liquefied natural gas terminal is under scrutiny by China's Ministry of State Security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482069522051333) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.5K followers, 1175 engagements


"Unilever a Dutch company with sales of more than $X billion in China has launched an investigation into possible irregularities in its finances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978482091508547843) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-15T15:24Z 26.5K followers, 1136 engagements


"D'oh as per @ZichenWanghere obviously Czechia doesn't have visa free travel. yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978884606523826243) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T18:03Z 26.5K followers, 1016 engagements


"Gill: "Dutch gov is addressing a potential risk to both Dutch & wider EU economic security. Specifically the measure aims to safeguard on Dutch and European tech knowledge & capabilities. We recall protecting tech security is a priority of EU's economic security strategy""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977698777759707519) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-13T11:31Z 26.5K followers, 4472 engagements


"Lithuania now (I think) the only EU member not to have visa-free travel to China "To encourage & support more Swedish people to visit China and experience the real China China is willing to implement a visa-free policy for Sweden & further carry out people-to-people exchanges""  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978855763209601181) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T16:09Z 26.5K followers, 13.2K engagements


"@ZichenWanghere In an emailed statement Nexperia told me: We have no further comments. Nexperia complies with all existing laws and regulations export controls and sanctions regimes. For the same purposes we remain in regular contact with relevant authorities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1977432574004805782) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-12T17:53Z 26.5K followers, 9221 engagements


"Lawmakers from Brussels and Beijing clashed on Russia and Taiwan during their first official talks for seven years in the Belgian capital on Thursday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1978851609418383511) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-16T15:52Z 26.5K followers, 20.5K engagements


"Dutch chemical companies can't compete with China. One by one they're collapsing. Eight chemical companies have already closed factories or parts of them in the Netherlands this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979089168878784643) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T07:36Z 26.5K followers, 214.3K engagements


"@CocoF1026 Story: Dutch seized Nexperia over fears Chinese owners planned to move chip production to China"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fbermingham/status/1979228463128043583) [@fbermingham](/creator/x/fbermingham) 2025-10-17T16:50Z 26.5K followers, 157K engagements