1) different companies would have their own methods. For the same reason we do not put Arleigh Burke discussion into Type 055 discussion, we should not put Dutch lithography equipment into the Chinese strategic discussion. Or at least so I feel.
2) disproved fake news from ill reputable US mouthpiece. Samsung was the culprit.
3 & 4) may be covered in the trade war thread. America has already lost so much credibility as a supplier. First the self made pitfall with ZTE, leading to severe damage for Qualcomm, sending afterquakes through the entire electronics industry (including big losses for national champion Apple) for no measurable gain. Then the unlucky events of the 737 Max crashes and the frantic failed coverup. Any more “underhanded” action, and I believe the companies will riot, if they don’t perish first.
5) Racist actions from the regime is not a new practice, although Trump seems willing to tap into it more than his predecessors. Pragmatically speaking, keeping out foreign knowhow can be a worthwhile trade for additional internal stability.
At the same time, I believe China should tighten it’s controls on cooperation projects. Right now, they’re operating at a very very low alert stance, where scientists work with whomever they want for the sake of advancing human knowledge. But that’s not what many competitors think...
There’s a lot of technical discussion that can be undertaken, I just feel like a thread on Dutch stuff should be in the world forum, unless it is co produced with China(?)
Regarding whether it should be bought for domestic companies, I must say an emphatic “no”. What companies need right now is not a new machine to spend money on integrating, but to get orders under the belt.
W/O large orders, there will be no profitability and no expansion. Semiconductor industry is low margin - labor intensive, which means a “jump” start is required to get it running on a large scale.
The best way to expand the industry would be to institute a “soft” ban of using foreign labor. For example, a factory not located on the mainland might be forced to undergo “national security” checks on all it’s produce.
Of course, that would cause bad blood on the eve of a quite advantageous trade deal with the US, who will (rightly) perceive such measures as unfair and probably try to negotiate out of them.