Export Blacklist: Taiwan to Limit Sales of Advanced Tech to Chinese Giants

Taiwanese authorities have added Chinese tech giants Huawei and SMIC to an export blacklist, AFP reported on Monday. Taipei cited the need to "prevent weapons proliferation" as a move that limits Beijing's access to semiconductor technology.

"Based on the principle of non-proliferation and other national security considerations, a total of 601 entities have been added to the list," including companies from Russia, Pakistan, Iran and Myanmar (Burma), the Taiwan Economic Affairs Ministry's International Trade Administration said in a statement on Sunday.

The decision means that Taiwanese companies, which produce more than half of the world's chips, will have to seek government approval to export advanced technologies to these companies.

This step is consistent with actions by the United States, which is limiting China's access to the latest chips out of concerns about their military use.

Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei admitted last week that his company’s chips were still “one generation behind the United States.” Beijing has accused Washington of “intimidation” and “abusing export controls to stifle and restrict” the development of Chinese companies.

Krzysztof Pawliszak (PAP)

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