Netherlands Urges US to Ease ASML China Curbs as MATCH Act Threatens More Chip Export Bans
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 24
Netherlands Urges US to Ease ASML China Curbs as MATCH Act Threatens More Chip Export Bans
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 24
Summary
Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and lawmakers in Washington on Tuesday to press against broader semiconductor equipment export controls that would hit ASML’s China sales.
The lobbying targets US debate over the MATCH Act, which would bar Chinese chipmakers from accessing the equipment and could further tighten restrictions beyond current curbs.
ASML is central to the dispute because any expansion of US controls would further limit the Dutch company’s ability to sell chipmaking tools into China.
The push underscores growing friction between US efforts to choke off China’s chip sector and allied governments’ interest in protecting their own semiconductor equipment exports.