Nexperia's headquarters in Nijmegen, Netherlands, pictured on November 6, 2025. John Thys/AFP/Getty Images London —

A high-stakes standoff between China and the Netherlands over control of a crucial chipmaker reached a detente Wednesday after Amsterdam suspended a controversial order that enabled it to take control of Chinese-owned Nexperia.

The standoff had threatened to shutter auto plants around the world as Nexperia is a critical supplier of computer chips to the global auto industry.

The Dutch government said it had suspended the order after “constructive” meetings with Chinese authorities and that it would continue speaking to them.

Amsterdam took control of Nexperia in late September, under pressure from the US government, which had placed its Chinese parent company, Wi

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