Netherlands Opposes US Plan to Widen ASML China Chip Curbs

Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and lawmakers in Washington in June 2026 to convey the Netherlands' opposition to a US push to expand export controls that would further constrain ASML's sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China. At the center is the MATCH Act (Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware Act, H.R.8170), currently before Congress, which would tighten Chinese chipmakers' access to manufacturing tools. The Dutch government has signaled opposition to controls beyond the existing regime, citing harm to domestic industry and diplomatic friction.