Obviously they should have. Still, it’s neither the same government that allowed the sale nor were relations at such a low point in the past.

It’s also different to depend on China for providing some resources (like wafers) or for China to literally own the company. In case of the former, you can diversify (albeit at possibly large expense) prior to tensions. In case of the latter, any attempt of the Dutch branch to diversify would be blocked.

But I agree, far too much depends on China. It’s a ticking time bomb waiting to happen.