"In 2024, ASML sold an essential component for chip machines to a Chinese military research institute. The deliveries raise questions about the effectiveness of Dutch export controls, while the government claims that not all components require a license. This is according to research by Nieuwsuur. The component ended up at the 24th Research Institute of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). The Chinese government designates this state entity as a military-industrial group and develops high-quality defense technology for missile systems and drones."
"In addition, on February 5, 2024, ASML delivered a Deep UV lithography machine (DUV) to the Shenzhen International Quantum Academy. This institute conducts research into quantum sensing, a technique for highly accurate measurements. The MIVD explicitly warns against Chinese interest in quantum sensing. The technology can be used for military purposes, for example, in quantum radars to detect submarines. "There is no doubt that this is sensitive technology," Rem Korteweg of the Clingendael Institute told Nieuwsuur."
In 2024 ASML sold an essential component for chip machines to the 24th Research Institute of the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). The CETC institute in Chongqing houses the only national laboratory for military computer chips and collaborated on Shenzhou and Tiangong programs. The deliveries raise questions about Dutch export controls because the government says not all components require a license. On February 5, 2024 ASML delivered a Deep UV (DUV) lithography machine to the Shenzhen International Quantum Academy, which researches quantum sensing. Dutch intelligence warns quantum sensing can have military uses such as quantum radars to detect submarines. ASML says the supplied parts are older technology and not subject to licensing.
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