Taiwan Unveils Comprehensive Measures to Ban Chinese Tech From Government

Honor guards prepare to raise the Taiwan flag in the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall square ahead of the Taiwanese presidential election in Taipei, on Jan. 14, 2016. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Authorities have announced new guidelines to step up the protection of Taiwan’s critical infrastructure from security risks posed by Chinese technologies and equipment.

Taiwan’s cabinet, the Executive Yuan, unveiled new rules on how government entities should procure tech equipment on April 19, after months of discussions that began in January.