Taiwan has added China's Huawei and SMIC to its trade blacklist in a move that further aligns it with U.S. trade policy and comes amid tensions with Beijing.

This designation means that any Taiwanese company wishing to export goods to Huawei or SMIC must now obtain a special permit. The controls are designed to

Chinese companies Huawei and SMIC may have a difficult time accessing resources needed to build AI chips, due to Taiwanese export controls.