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# ASML CEO Fouquet argues Western chip subsidies must be temporary, not permanent
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2024-10-09-asml-fouquet-chip-sovereignty-opinion/
- Published: 2024-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:29:57.000Z
- Description: ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said Western chip subsidies should be temporary, used to fix the industry's cost and flexibility problems rather than sustained indefinitely, while predicting Asia will stay the dominant production base for years.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [Nikkei Asia, reprinted by Singapore EDB, 9 October 2024](https://www.edb.gov.sg/en/news-and-insights/asia-to-remain-center-of-chip-industry-despite-wests-push-asml-ceo?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What the source does not establish.** Does not commit ASML itself to any new investment, capacity or site.

**Index score.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)