# Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty

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Podcast: [The Sound of Economics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-sound-of-economics-1025540)
Published: 2025-12-03T09:54:11+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8814041
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## Resource

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Yuyun Zhan sits down with Alicia García-Herrero and Marc Hijink to examine the Nexperia case – the Dutch semiconductor firm owned by China’s Wingtech – and how it became a flashpoint in Europe’s evolving relationship with China. We unpack how corporate governance disputes, US export controls, Chinese industrial policy and Europe’s growing focus on tech sovereignty collided in a single, high-stakes conflict. This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics. ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. Sign up now to receive it in your mailbox!

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