US officials press the Netherlands to tighten the limitations of Chinese chips

Senior US officials are planning to visit the Netherlands next week to push the Dutch government to tighten restrictions on Chinese chip equipment, as the Biden administration strengthens its campaign to combat Beijing’s technological pursuit. The delegation is scheduled to include the Secretary of the US Department of Trade for Industry and Security, Alan Estefiz, who is responsible for implementing export restrictions, according to persons familiar with the case, spoke on condition that their identity is not disclosed because the information has not yet been published. One person said that the National Security Council of the White House Esteviz will accompany during the visit. ‘Bloomberg News’ said last month that Washington requested its allies, including the Netherlands, to tighten the restrictions of China’s access to semiconductor technology to fill gaps in the export control that the Chinese businesses imposed over the past two years. Pids Holland administration officials call on the ASML who holds NV to serve and repair sensitive chips that Chinese customers have purchased before putting restrictions on the sales of these devices this year. At the end of March, Estevis said that the United States are already pushing its allies to tighten restrictions on the services of semiconductors in China. The Netherlands resisted the pressure of America to limit the import of Chips equipment for the good relations of China with the partners, a spokesman for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Trade, confirmed that the meeting was decided to hold on Monday. The spokesman added that although the Netherlands has good relations with its partners, each country must make its own decisions based on technological and geopolitical developments. US spokesman and the White House did not immediately respond to requests to comment, while a “ASML” spokesman refused to comment on the case. Reuters referred to plans about the visit earlier Thursday. Washington has suppliers on US dissertation equipment, including the company “Applied Mateials Inc”, from their service of their devices included in Chinese entities included in the blacklist. At the same time, the Netherlands does not place a similar ban on its businesses. China was explicit on the US campaign to limit its access to biotechnology. Chinese President Xi Jinping has criticized ‘technological obstacles’ while visiting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Retty to Beijing at the end of last month.