US semiconductors bill risks harming ASML, Dutch trade minister says
By Cynthia Kroet ( May 13, 2026, 11:03 GMT | Insight) -- The Netherlands is worried about the extra territorial scope of a US bill aimed to impose export controls on semiconductors and the impact on its chip giant ASML, the country’s foreign trade minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma said. The bill, introduced in April, aims to severely restrict access by China to advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, but the Dutch are worried that other countries might be hit by the measures too.The Netherlands is worried about the extra territorial scope of a US bill aimed to impose export controls on semiconductors and the impact on its chip giant ASML, the country’s foreign trade minister said in response to parliamentary questions on Tuesday....
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