According to reports from Bloomberg, picked up by Yahoo Finance and other outlets, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard

TITLE: U.S.-ASML: Reports of Possible Lithography Equipment Diversion to China Heighten Scrutiny
CATEGORY: Applied Geopolitics
COUNTRY/REGION: Applied Geopolitics

According to reports from Bloomberg, picked up by Yahoo Finance and other outlets, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly conveyed to ASML concerns that one of its next-generation lithography machines—possibly an EUV system—may have been diverted to China. ASML denied having sold or shipped EUV equipment to China, but the warning reflects growing tensions over export controls on critical technology. The alert originated from a monitoring system and has not been directly confirmed with official sources.