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ASML Faces Fresh Geopolitical Pressure as the Netherlands Joins Pax Silica Alliance

The Dutch government joined the United States-led Pax Silica alliance to coordinate artificial intelligence hardware export controls, placing ASML and the broader Dutch semiconductor industry at the center of intensifying technology competition.
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