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Inclusion on the “strategic high-tech commodities” list means
Taiwanese companies will need to obtain export permits before
selling goods to the respective companies. Other entities on the
list include organizations such as the Taliban and al-Qaeda, as
well as other companies in China, Iran and elsewhere.
The export control entities list was last updated on Sunday.
Neither Huawei nor SMIC initially commented on their inclusion.
Huawei and SMIC have both been sanctioned by the U.S. The two
companies are producing China’s most advanced homegrown
artificial intelligence chips in an effort to compete with
U.S.-based Nvidia and supply Chinese tech firms with the
much-needed chips amid export curbs.
Taiwan is home the world’s largest chipmaker, Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), a major supplier for
Nvidia.
Last November, the U.S. ordered TSMC to halt supplies of certain
advanced chips to Chinese customers as part of broader efforts
to restrict China’s access to cutting-edge technologies.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, to be
annexed by force if necessary. The U.S. is Taiwan's biggest
unofficial ally and arms seller.
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