Taiwan Adds China's Huawei and SMIC to Export Control List

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Taiwan’s trade authorities have made the latest changes on tech export controls to "combat arms proliferation and address other national security concerns" against Chinese tech giants. Local firms will now need government approval to export any products to Huawei, SMIC and several of their subsidiaries listed on the strategic high-tech commodities entity list.

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00:00Taiwan is stepping up efforts to slow China's progress in developing advanced AI chips by

00:05tightening export controls on two major Chinese tech companies. Taiwan's trade administration

00:11has added Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, or SMIC, to its updated list

00:17of restricted high-tech entities. That means Taiwanese companies will now need government

00:23approval before they can export goods to either company. The move is expected to limit Huawei

00:28and SMIC's access to key equipment used in producing AI chips. Officials say the decision

00:33is aimed at protecting Taiwan's national security.

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