Dutch minister lobbies Congress directly against MATCH Act curbs on ASML's China revenue
Netherlands Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma traveled to Washington this week to lobby Commerce Secretary Lutnick and members of Congress against the MATCH Act, which would extend chip-export controls to ASML's decade-old deep ultraviolet immersion machines — the only tools China can currently still buy. ASML is the sole global maker of advanced lithography equipment and draws 19% of net system revenue from China; a Dutch minister lobbying Congress against an active bill before a floor vote marks a new level of friction between US unilateral semiconductor controls and European industrial policy.
Source: techcrunch.com ↗
It's exceptional that I'm coming here to broadly outline our concerns to Congress. The stakes for the Netherlands may be very high.
Why this matters
- → ASML loses 19% revenue if MATCH Act passes, threatening Europe's tech champion
- → US unilateral chip controls now directly clash with allied industrial policy
- → Direct ministerial lobbying signals escalating transatlantic friction over semiconductor strategy