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Former cyber security chief raises alarm over sale of Welsh microchip manufacturer to Chinese-backed company

Ciaran Martin, the former chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, says the purchase of Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-owned Nexperia poses a greater threat to British interests than Huawei's involvement in the 5G network.

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UK to review sale of chip manufacturer to Chinese-owned firm

Boris Johnson told MPs that he had asked his national security adviser to look into the acquisition of south Wales-based Newport Wafer Fab by Dutch-based Nexperia - a company in which China's Wingtech has a controlling stake.