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        "msgid": "us-suspects-traitors-smuggling-tech-to-china-voices-concerns-to-the-netherlands-1781873488",
        "date": "2026-06-19 19:00:00",
        "title": "US Suspects Traitors Smuggling Tech to China, Voices Concerns to the Netherlands",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "The United States has raised suspicions that entities are violating export sanctions by secretly supplying advanced technology to China. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed these concerns to Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML, fearing its sophisticated EUV lithography machines may have reached China. ASML has firmly denied shipping any EUV systems or dedicated components to China.",
        "content": "<p>The United States has revealed suspicions that traitors are secretly\ninfiltrating China, referring to entities that violate US export\nsanctions and continue doing business with China. US Commerce Secretary\nHoward Lutnick conveyed these suspicions during a series of meetings\nwith senior leaders of Dutch companies. Bloomberg reported that Lutnick\nhad spoken to Dutch chipmaking equipment firm ASML, which is known to be\nclose to the US. There are concerns that one of ASML\u2019s advanced\nmachines, the EUV, may have reached China. ASML denied these concerns\nand confirmed it has not shipped the tool to China. The chip\nmanufacturer also stated that its equipment requires specialised\nmaintenance from company employees. EUV, or extreme ultraviolet\nlithography, is a tool used to print tiny chip circuits. The machine is\nthe size of a school bus and weighs up to 180 tonnes. \u2018ASML has never\nshipped an EUV machine to China and has never shipped any module\ncomponents or equipment specifically designed for use in an EUV machine\nto China,\u2019 an ASML spokesperson said in an official statement to\nBloomberg, as quoted by Reuters on Friday (19\/6\/2026). Meanwhile, the US\nCommerce Department, ASML, and the White House did not immediately\nprovide comment. Previously, Reuters reported in December that Chinese\nscientists had undertaken a \u2018Manhattan Project\u2019 by developing a\nprototype EUV machine. The tool was built by a team of former ASML\nengineers. Sources cited by Reuters said the Chinese-made machine is\noperational and has successfully produced extreme ultraviolet light,\nthough it had not yet produced a functioning chip at that time. In\nApril, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said China would need a long time to\ndevelop the technology, but the existence of the prototype suggests\nChina could achieve semiconductor self-sufficiency sooner than\nexpected.<\/p>",
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