"Taiwan has begun evolving its trade strategy to start wielding its dominant position as a leading supplier of cutting-edge chips as a weapon, Bloomberg reported. The move comes amid Donald Trump's heightening global trade war and after years of Taiwan's use of its chip dominance as a shield against Chinese aggression, with Taiwan allying with the US to stave off China's threats of invasion."
"As Bloomberg previously reported, Taiwan is upset that South Africa unilaterally moved to relocate Taiwan's embassy from Pretoria to Johannesburg after meeting with China's president, Xi Jinping, in 2023. As a major ally to China, South Africa recently intensified pressure to move the embassy in July ahead of another meeting in November that Xi is expected to attend-attempting to signal that South Africa was weakening ties with Taiwan, as China had demanded."
Taiwan is shifting trade strategy to leverage its semiconductor supply. The government limited semiconductor shipments to South Africa among 47 restricted products, citing national security. The export curbs could hurt South Africa's electronics, telecom, and auto parts sectors if South Africa does not meet Taiwan to negotiate terms within 60 days. The measures follow South Africa's move to relocate Taiwan's embassy from Pretoria to Johannesburg after a 2023 meeting with China's president. Taiwan's foreign ministry protested in July and warned of countermeasures. South Africa said ties are non-political and noted its supply of platinum group metals used by the semiconductor industry.
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