China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian Photo: Chu Daye/GT

The Chinese side welcomes the Dutch government's move to suspend its administrative order regarding semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia, but it still falls short of completely resolving the issue, He Yongqian, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Thursday, urging the Dutch side to show sincerity and take concrete action to push for early resolution of the Nexperia issue.   

He made the comments in responding to a question seeking more information on a Dutch government delegation's Beijing visit earlier this week to seek a solution in the Nexperia dispute. 

"I want to emphasize that the root cause and responsibility for the current global semiconductor supply chain disruptions comes from the Dutch side," He said.

On Wednesday, the Dutch government said that it was suspending its intervention at computer chipmaker Nexperia after what it said were constructive meetings with China.

"This is the first step toward the right direction of appropriately solving the issue, but it still falls short of completely resolving the issue," the spokesperson said, urging the Dutch side to continue to show sincerity for cooperation and take concrete actions to swiftly and effectively solve the issue surrounding Nexperia and regain security and stability of global semiconductor chains.