This is what DJT wants, but it should benefit both countries.

Dutch chip giant ASM International is considering moving part of the production of chip machines from Singapore to the United States 'if that works to our advantage', says CFO Paul Verhagen on BNR.

At the moment, the company still enjoys an exemption from the import duties that the US has introduced, but that may change, the company's CFO also realizes.

In any case, this does not include moving the head office - which is in Almere - to the US. 'The head office is in the Netherlands and will remain in the Netherlands.' Verhagen does say that his company can produce 'small quantities in America' 'if that is ultimately more efficient than doing the production where we do it now, particularly in Singapore'. 'We have flexibility and we can possibly move to America, if that works to our advantage.'