CEO Christophe Fouquet said the U.S. will continue to pursue restricting certain high-tech exports to China, and pressure allies to do the same, regardless of who wins the presidential election next month,

With U.S. restrictions on investing in artificial intelligence in China expected imminently, the head of a major Dutch chipmaking equipment company said he expects more pressure on U.S. allies to curb chip sales to China.

The CEO of leading computer chip equipment maker ASML said on Tuesday he expects that 2026 will be a growth year for the company and that the U.S. government will continue to push for further restrictions on its exports to China.

The CEO of leading computer chip equipment maker ASML said on Tuesday he expects the United States government will continue to push for further restrictions on its exports to China. Christophe Fouquet said he believes that governments in the Netherlands and Europe are starting to question whether restrictions on older tech the company still ships to China are part of security or trade policy,

The Dutch firm has a monopoly on making the lithography machines that help the world’s largest semiconductor foundries produce advanced chips.

ASML Holding NV Chief Executive Officer Christophe Fouquet expects pressure will grow from the US to further restrict sales of semiconductor technology to China, the biggest market for the Dutch producer of chipmaking machines.