Taiwan has officially listed China's SMIC and Huawei on its export control list, effectively barring them from engaging with Taiwanese chip manufacturers. This move aligns Taiwan more closely with US sanctions which had already restricted Taiwanese firms from working with these Chinese companies. Analysts suggest this is less about economic impact, given existing US sanctions, but carries significant geopolitical weight as Taiwan shifts its stance amid pressures from China. The implications of Taiwan's decision could provoke a reaction from Beijing, although past responses to similar sanctions have been relatively restrained.
Taiwan has added China's leading foundry operator Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC) and IT giant Huawei to its export control list.
For the past five years, US export controls have blocked many Taiwanese companies, including fab giant TSMC, from doing business with Huawei or SMIC anyway.
Taiwan has abandoned the pretense of being stuck between the great powers, and instead has further aligned itself with the US.
There will be some retribution by the Chinese government, but I really don't know how far they're going.
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