Think tank urges Foreign Trade Act amendmentBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterA Taipei-based think tank yesterday urged the government to fix loopholes in regulations governing chip exports to China, after Super Micro executives were indicted by the US Department of Justice for allegedly smuggling Nvidia chips into China via Taiwan. Representatives of the Taiwan Economic Democracy Union hold placards at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Taiwan Economic Democracy Union convener Lai Chung-chiang (賴中強) said that the government is in an awkward position, as the people involved are Taiwanese and the case occurred in Taiwan. The Foreign Trade Act classifies advanced chips as a strategic high-technology commodity (SHTC). “What happened at Super Micro could make other countries question Taiwan’s capability in controlling the exports of high-end chips to China.

Source: Taipei Times March 26, 2026 17:15 UTC