Taiwan Says It Will Comply With Latest US-Issued Chip Export Rules Aimed at China

Expert says China is more dependent on Taiwan than the other way around

A factory of Taiwanese semiconductors manufacturer TSMC at Central Taiwan Science Park in Taichung, Taiwan, on March 25, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images

On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced sweeping new export controls that will cut China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in the United States.

In response to the new move, Taiwan’s Economy Ministry on Oct. 8 said that Taiwanese firms would comply with the latest measures put forth by the United States.