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The Lithography Lever

China Talk·2026-10-20TechnologyP3: Industrial Base P5: Strategic Decoupling

Why it matters

Cutting China off from deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography is a core decoupling lever that weakens China's semiconductor industrial base and constrains military modernisation, directly supporting Pillar 5 (Decoupling) and Pillar 3 (Industrial Base). Australia benefits indirectly by being part of allied export-control coalitions that constrain China's economic and military potential, reducing Beijing's capacity to coerce Australia or dominate the Indo-Pacific.

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Where this sits in the model

This development bears on 2 of the eight pillars of Australian preparedness — the overall picture right now is 5/100.

P3: Industrial Base3/100 P5: Strategic Decoupling0/100

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