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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker... by tick_tock_tick on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @04:11AM (#45577463)
> You could just add easily argue that the Dutch government has immense leverage over the US, since ASML controls the

Not really since the USA basically controls ASML. That's not even counting the USA's control over most of Europe especially the Netherlands.

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Re:Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker... by donohoe on Tuesday October 14, 2025 @06:50AM (#45578456)
Whatever control America is supposed to have is waning rapidly. America is doing a great job of ceding its soft-power and becoming an unreliable ally at best.
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