Dutch chip sector at very high risk of Chinese interference, government-funded study warns — calls for stricter vetting at sites like ASML

Dutch chip sector at very high risk of Chinese interference, government-funded study warns — calls for stricter vetting at sites like ASML

The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies has rated the Dutch semiconductor industry as being at very high risk of Chinese foreign interference in a recent report, placing it above the maritime and aerospace sectors, and citing years of espionage against ASML and NXP. Written by Benedetta Girardi and Hans Horan for the China Knowledge Network, a body funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the study calls for stricter vetting of personnel …