Taiwan Takes a Page From US Playbook, Tightens Grip on Core Tech Exports to China

A closeup of a circuit board on display at the Macronix International Co. Ltd on in Hsinchu, Taiwan on Sept.16, 2022. Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing capabilities are crucial to global supply chains, with megacap companies like Apple, Nvidia and Qualcomm heavily dependent on the island's exports. Taiwan accounts for some 60 percent of global semiconductor foundry revenue. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

As the United States strengthens its tech blockade of China, Taiwan has also introduced new regulations to prevent the export of key technologies to the Chinese communist regime.

Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), on Dec. 5, issued a list of 22 key technologies that need to be protected.