American officials plan to visit Taiwan to explain to local businesses the details of the new restrictions, aimed primarily at China. This was announced on Monday by the island’s Minister of Economy.
Joe’s administration. Biden announced plans in October to stop supplying China with advanced chips developed by Nvidia and others used in artificial intelligence. This was done as part of an effort to prevent Beijing from gaining access to American technology that could be used to strengthen its military.
Taiwan is home to many semiconductor companies, including the world’s largest, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The island has imposed its own restrictions on shipping products to China, which considers Taiwan its territory.
Economy Minister Wang Meihua said some details of the new and very lengthy rules introduced by the United States needed to be clarified.
“We think what Taiwan needs is for Americans to come to Taiwan to explain things to companies, to provide a first-person understanding of American law enforcement and to talk on the ground about the details,” he told reporters. journalists.
Given the concentration of chip production in Taiwan, it would be “beneficial” for Taiwanese companies to learn the details of the new controls from US officials, Wang said.
Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said White House officials, whom it did not name, would visit Taiwan in January and hold events in the Hsinchu and Tainan chip manufacturing hubs.
The U.S. Commerce Department did not respond to a request for comment after business hours.