Wingtech alleged to have transferred production techniques from Stockport plant A Chinese technology company took trade secrets from Britain as part of plans to move microchip production out of the country, it has been claimed. Wingtech transferred production techniques from a semiconductor plant in Stockport, Greater Manchester, owned by Dutch subsidiary Nexperia, according to reports in the Dutch media. The Dutch government last month seized control of Nexperia from Wingtech using Cold War national security laws and relieved its chief executive, Xuezheng Zhang, of his duties. China has, in return, blocked Nexperia’s Chinese operations from exporting chips, leading to a…
China ‘took UK secrets from Manchester chip factory’
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