The Netherlands and Japan are also participating in the technology war between the USA and China

Different countries are also preparing to support the US sanctions against China. The Netherlands and Japan, home to major suppliers of semiconductor equipment, are close to joining the ranks of the US to restrict the technology’s exports to China and block its entry into the chip industry.

Japan and Netherlands to join China sanctions

After months of speculation and dialogue, it looks like Japan and the Netherlands will join hands with the US to stop the export of semiconductor technology to China. Although the USA has the largest Integrated Device Manufacturers (IDM) group for semiconductors, Japanese Advantest, Tokyo Electron, Haribo, Hitachi and Kokusai, the leading manufacturers of automated test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry, are key players in the industry. On the other hand, Dutch ASML Holding company, the leading supplier of the semiconductor industry, which provides hardware, software and services to chip manufacturers to produce integrated circuit models, is one of Europe’s shining values.

The fact that the Netherlands and Japan, which host the important companies of the semiconductor industry, will also participate in sanctions against China, which will make it more difficult for China to produce the highest quality semiconductors. In the meantime, let’s underline that China is currently unable to access the US technologies it needs.

Additionally, Akira Amari, the man behind the rise of the Japanese semiconductor industry, told Bloomberg News that his country should join the US to control China’s chip ambitions. Although the Japanese and Dutch governments will not go as far as the US with their sanctions, it is said that Beijing will find itself in a difficult situation with the new restrictions coming from these two countries. If the US, Japan and the Netherlands act together, China will not have access to the technology or equipment to build advanced semiconductors.

Aiming to be the world leader in artificial intelligence and quantum computing, China needs an uninterrupted supply of semiconductors to achieve this goal. However, the epidemic restrictions and the ongoing extensive US sanctions are putting the country under a strain. Semiconductors and chip technologies will be the most valuable products of the coming years. Some time ago, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger stated that the semiconductor is becoming more important than oil.