Dutch government says planning to restrict chip tech exports, Reuters reports

The Dutch government told Parliament on Wednesday that it plans to draft additional rules restricting exports of semiconductor technology to protect national security, Reuters’ Karen Freifeld, Toby Sterling, and Alexandra Alper report, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The planned rules are one of the first official signs the Dutch are moving forward in response to pressure from the U.S. to place curbs on the technology it sends to China, the authors note. Netherlands Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher is expected to explain in interviews the new rules will ultimately make it possible to restrict the export of some advanced lithography tools made by ASML, a key supplier to semiconductor manufacturers and Europe’s largest technology company. Reference Link