Taiwan has added China’s tech titan Huawei and chip giant Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to its export control list, stepping up efforts to align with Washington’s crackdown on companies driving Beijing’s artificial intelligence ambitions.

The decision mandates Taiwanese companies to secure government approval prior to exporting products to these entities.

International Trade Administration (ITA), under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, has announced a new export control measure under Article 13 of the Trade Act, effective immediately. Under the new rules,