ASML China Export Curbs Came Too Late, Dutch PM Frontrunner Says
- Europe had been “naive” about its security: Yesilgoz-Zegerius
- Candidate is aiming to be her country’s first female premier
Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius during an interview in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Nov. 1.
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The Netherlands should have acted quicker to limit the export of ASML Holding NV’s high-tech chipmaking machines to China, according to Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius, the leading candidate in this month’s Dutch elections.
The US has been working with the Netherlands and Japan since last year on the restrictions, which are designed to curb China’s technological advancement and prevent it from gaining a military edge.