U.S.-China AI feud sees ASML walk tightrope between sales and geopolitics

ASML, the Dutch chipmaking equipment supplier, faces intensifying US-China export restrictions that force it to choose between serving China's AI chip market and compliance with Western geopolitical controls. The company's ability to sell advanced lithography tools is now constrained by US pressure and Netherlands policy alignment.

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