ASML-backed university is caught in the middle of U.S.-China chip war – The Japan Times
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A top Dutch technical university that is a key feeder for ASML talent has been caught in the crosshairs of the U.S.-China chip war as Washington seeks to limit Beijing’s ability to produce semiconductors.
“I always get questions from Americans about Chinese students,” said Robert-Jan Smits, the president of the Eindhoven University of Technology, which is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from ASML’s global headquarters.
Last year, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands queried him about the large number of students from China, Smits said in a recent interview at his office.
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