1, Europe cannot do hardware very well... on this I agree, software is okay but not close on the scale of US/China (or they start in Europe). 2 3 & 4, Wüt?

1, Europe cannot do hardware very well... on this I agree, software is okay but not close on the scale of US/China (or they start in Europe). 2 3 & 4, Wüt? That's not how these bans work... So could you please elaborate further?