Published: March 28th, 2024,
Last updated: March 28th, 2024
It was foreseeable that access restrictions to Dutch high technology would be in focus during the China visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Due to pressure from Washington, the company ASML from Veldhoven has been unable to export its ultraviolet lithography machines to the People’s Republic for some time now. However, these machines are needed to produce competitive state-of-the-art computer chips. „The Chinese people have a right to development,“ the state media quoted Xi Jinping after the meeting with Rutte.