This Dutch article also adds a lot more context, what the Dutch government did starts to make more and more sense and would for sure be something the Chinese would have intervened in if the situation were reversed. [0]

Update: Looks like China has retaliated: [1]

[0] https://tweakers.net/nieuws/240304/nexperia-ceo-bevoordeelde...

[1] https://nos.nl/artikel/2586411-china-legt-chipfabrikant-nexp...