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Re:Apple Mobile Processors Are Now Made in America. By TSMC by mnau on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @03:57AM (#41577018)
ASML follows US restrictions because of US power. That purchase is just convinient excuse. If they never bought it, US would force them other way (e. g. access to banking).
Re:Apple Mobile Processors Are Now Made in America. By TSMC by appendix-rock on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @04:37AM (#41577304)
Political capital exists. A more explicit tit for tat makes these grabs more palatable to people.
Re:Apple Mobile Processors Are Now Made in America. By TSMC by Slartie on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @04:30PM (#41585082)
Europe has banking, too. Even better: nobody in Europe sends paper checks around anymore, we use instant wire transfers here! European banking is way ahead of US banking in a lot of ways.

So, banking is not exactly something that the US can use to coerce a European company. There are much more effective avenues for coercion, though. But IIRC, in this case, the US gov basically convinced the Dutch gov that making ASML adhere to US restrictions would be in the best interest of both of them, and not much coercion was necessary. After all, both countries are on the same side when it comes to the system conflict with China.