The Netherlands isn’t submitting to the United States’ chip industry interests
🇳🇱 The Netherlands isn’t submitting to the United States’ chip industry interests.
Dutch officials have refused the White House’s not-so-subtle attempts to curtail The Netherlands’ sale of chipmaking equipment to China. Home to ASML Holding NV, the largest manufacturer of cutting-edge chipmaking equipment, the Netherlands is defending its economic interests by refusing to limit its business with China. Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher advised that despite other countries’ attempts to sway the conversation, the decision is ultimately up to the Netherlands, which will defend its own interests as a nation above all else.
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