They already did beginning of the year - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-chi

They already did beginning of the year - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-insight/trump-administration-pressed-dutch-hard-to-cancel-china-chip-equipment-sale-sources-idUSKBN1Z50HN https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asml-holding-usa-china-in... China will figure out <7nm on their own but it will take them 5-10 years. The US has essentially put on the brakes on Chinese tech dominance for a few years but they can't stop the inevitable. I just hope the competition will be peaceful. Maybe the next generation of leaders will be better on both sides.