{"id":13948,"date":"2026-01-15T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/secret-plans-angry-emails-nexperia-hearing-exposes-tussle-over-china-control\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:25:51","slug":"secret-plans-angry-emails-nexperia-hearing-exposes-tussle-over-china-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/secret-plans-angry-emails-nexperia-hearing-exposes-tussle-over-china-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret plans, angry emails: Nexperia hearing exposes tussle over China control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/15\/a3c09571-7061-4e83-b016-d14b97314eaa_57f5bc95.jpg?itok=N7giJLVw&amp;v=1768460418\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The battle for control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia entered a new phase on Wednesday, as lawyers representing the firm and its Chinese parent Wingtech Technology traded blows during a seven-hour court hearing in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.17793594306\">The Enterprise Chamber &ndash; a special Dutch court handling corporate disputes &ndash; <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">scheduled the hearing<\/span> to determine whether it should order a formal investigation into alleged mismanagement at Nexperia or overturn its earlier ruling, with a verdict set to be issued by February 11.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"11.363636363636\">The court played a key role in suspending Wingtech&rsquo;s control of Nexperia in October, when it issued a provisional ruling removing former CEO <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Zhang Xuezheng<\/span> and transferring the voting rights on shares indirectly owned by Wingtech to an independent administrator.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">During the hearing, the two sides sparred over the cause of the crisis, whether ex-CEO Zhang planned to erode Nexperia&rsquo;s operations in Europe, and to what extent the supply chain disruptions that followed his removal should be seen as retaliation.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lawyers representing Zhang and Wingtech argued the crisis stemmed from a rushed and unjustified intervention by the Dutch government and the Enterprise Chamber, while Nexperia&rsquo;s legal team maintained the blame lay with Zhang&rsquo;s mismanagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Secret plans, angry emails: Nexperia hearing exposes tussle over China control<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The battle for control of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia entered a new phase on Wednesday, as lawyers representing the firm and its Chinese parent Wingtech Technology traded blows during a seven-hour court hearing in the Netherlands. 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