Bloomberg reported on October 16, 2026, that Taiwan plans to add AI servers and advanced semiconductors to its controlled-items list for exports to China. The report described the proposal as bringing Taiwan’s controls closer to U.S. restrictions on advanced AI hardware shipped to China. (Bloomberg Law)
Because the proposal names servers as well as semiconductors, its reported scope extends beyond chips alone.
A proposed criminal consequence
Under the reported plan, shipping restricted AI hardware to China would become a criminal offense under Taiwan’s Foreign Trade Act once the measures take effect.
What Taiwan had considered in June
In a report published June 10, 2026, Bloomberg said Taiwan was considering controls that would cover all customers in China, not just entities on an export blacklist. The details were still unsettled at the time. (Taipei Times)
Bloomberg’s June report also said unauthorized AI-chip exports to China were not then treated as a crime in themselves. It reported that suspected smugglers had been detained on document-falsification charges.
