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Taiwan Moves to Criminalize AI Chip Smuggling to China

Original: Taiwan Wants to Make A.I. Chip Smuggling to China a Crime

Taiwan is proposing legislation that would make smuggling advanced artificial intelligence chips to China a criminal offense. The move targets the illicit rerouting of high-end semiconductors, which are subject to export controls aimed at limiting China's access to cutting-edge AI hardware. The proposal underscores Taiwan's central role in the global chip supply chain and the tightening tech rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

Why now: Geopolitical tension over semiconductor export controls to China has made enforcement of AI chip restrictions a pressing policy issue.

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