Taiwan plans to criminalize unauthorized AI-chip shipments to China

Taiwan plans to place advanced AI chips and the servers that use them on its export-control list for China. That would mean exporters need permission to ship them, and unauthorized shipments could be prosecuted under Taiwan’s Foreign Trade Act. The practical change is enforcement: Taiwan already regulates some sensitive technologies, but its rules have not specifically covered advanced AI hardware, leaving authorities to pursue suspected smugglers under other laws. The proposal is tied to commitments in a new US trade agreement, bringing Taiwan closer to US curbs and making it harder to use the island as a route around them. No start date was given.