News ASML's China Export Sanctions Came Too Late, Contends Dutch Politician

[Admin]

The Netherlands should have restricted sales of ASML's tools to China quicker, election front runner says.

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[ivan_vy]

"It was probably better if we had taken them before", yeah, isn't obvious?
chinese military is not the concern, never was, is the economic advantage (by technological supremacy) is what west companies fear to lose, same happened with the 5G scarce years ago.

 

[jp7189]

Does this also restrict repair parts for ASML machines? We've been hearing about SMIC advances recently, but if these machines can't be maintained, those aspiration would be short lived.

 

[endocine]

Even if the export was restricted, the industrial espionage would have obviated that

 

[Pei-chen]

Either you sell and make money or you don't sell and they replicate. No country in the history of the world, and in fact, no animal species have ever achieved a permanent comparative edge