Taiwan Weighs AI Chip Export Curbs on China to Align With US

Taiwan is weighing tighter export controls on AI chips bound for China to better coordinate with US policy, according to the Taipei Times. The rules would restrict sales to all Chinese buyers, not only blacklisted firms, and would for the first time make unauthorized AI chip exports a criminal offense.

This matters because it turns Taiwan's chip dominance into a regulated instrument of statecraft. The island makes most advanced AI chips, so a tighter regime reshapes who can buy frontier compute.

For Taiwan, the cost is exposure. TSMC carries real China revenue, and Beijing called past restrictions kneeling to the US. Watch whether Taipei mirrors Washington or carves out room.