Alan Estevez, the U.S. export policy chief, is scheduled to meet in the Netherlands next Monday with officials from the Dutch government and ASML to discuss the servicing contracts, the people said.
Washington may also be seeking to add to a list of Chinese chipmaking factories restricted from receiving Dutch equipment as part of the discussions, one of the people said.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry confirmed the upcoming meeting but did not elaborate on which topics would be on the agenda.
The meeting of officials on Monday is one example of that," the Ministry told Reuters.
The Commerce Department and ASML, whose shares briefly fell after the news, declined to comment.
Persons:
Joe Biden's, Alan Estevez, ASML
Organizations:
Dutch Foreign Ministry, Ministry, Reuters, Embassy, U.S, China, Commerce Department
Locations:
Netherlands, China, U.S, Washington, Beijing