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Taiwan indicts 10 for smuggling US military chips to China

Original: Taiwan indicts 10 for smuggling US military-grade chips to China, parts routed to missile and radar programs using forge

Taiwanese prosecutors have indicted 10 company executives accused of smuggling US-made military-grade chips to China. The chips, from Texas Instruments and Analog Devices, were allegedly obtained using forged orders from a Taiwanese defense institute and routed to Chinese missile and radar programs. The case highlights ongoing concerns about illicit semiconductor trade and export control enforcement between Taiwan, the US and China.

Why now: It is a major semiconductor smuggling case touching US-China tech tensions and Taiwan's defense security.

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• Taiwan indicts 10 for smuggling US military-grade chips to China, parts routed to missile and radar programs using forged Taiwan defense institute orders Taiwanese prosecutors indicted 10 company heads over Texas Instruments and Analog Devices chips allegedly resold to China.… · techwire@gamefan.net · 1

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