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U.S. preparing to force Netherlands to ban ASML from selling to China
nltimes.nl/2026/08/20/us-preparing-force-netherlands-ban-asml-selling-china
It’s time for Europe to decide if we want to be a US puppet state or independent.
As an European, I very much prefer not giving Russia’s ally important technology.
It’s pointless. They’ll just produce domestically whatever you refuse to sell them. And then ASML will lose its monopoly by having to compete with Chinese firms.
Chinese firms are already trying to replicate it. Giving them one to study may just accelerate the process.
They’ve already tried that - they bought one, pulled it apart to see how it worked and couldn’t put it together again. There’s a Veritasium video about it.