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2naSalit

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Sat Jun 27, 2026, 03:55 PM 5 hrs ago

Netherlands SLAMS US Congress - Touch ASML and Entire Chip Supply Chain DIES - House of El



ASML does not just make chip machines. It makes the machines that make the machines of modern power and when Washington tried to extend its China controls onto Dutch hardware, the Netherlands flew to America and told Congress to back off.

🇳🇱 The Dutch Trade Minister travelled to Washington to warn against the MATCH Act.
⚙️ The bill would restrict Chinese access to ASML’s older DUV lithography systems.
🔬 ASML is the only company on Earth capable of making the most advanced lithography machines.
🇨🇳 China accounts for a major share of ASML’s sales, mostly through older-generation equipment.
🇪🇺 Europe’s leverage is physical: it may not dominate chip manufacturing, but it controls the tools every advanced chipmaker needs.
🤖 ASML’s investments in Mistral and European AI show how semiconductor leverage feeds directly into sovereignty strategy.
⚠️ The prediction: the MATCH Act will be weakened or blocked, because Washington cannot sanction its way around ASML..
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Netherlands SLAMS US Congress - Touch ASML and Entire Chip Supply Chain DIES - House of El (Original Post) 2naSalit 5 hrs ago OP
i watched a video about ASML's advanced stuff... ret5hd 4 hrs ago #1

ret5hd

(22,718 posts)
1. i watched a video about ASML's advanced stuff...
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 04:52 PM
4 hrs ago

witchery, i tell ya! WITCHERY:

on edit: go to 33:10 to see an example of the accuracy needed)

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