The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.

The former chief executive of Nexperia, a Dutch chipmaker, said Dutch officials had known for years that the company’s Chinese owner sought to move its technology to China.

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Beijing has used loans to developing nations to expand its influence, but a new study says no country has received more Chinese financing than the United States.

A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.

Nexperia, a computer chip maker based in the Netherlands, was taken over by the Dutch government after pressure from officials in Washington.