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10 Taiwanese caught selling weapons-grade chips to China

Original: NOON 10/8: 10 Taiwanese caught selling weapon chips to China; Gold prices continue to drop, losse...

News roundups report that 10 Taiwanese nationals have been caught selling weapons-grade semiconductor chips to China, a serious breach of export controls on dual-use technology. The same bulletins note that gold prices continued to fall, with investors recording further losses. The chip smuggling allegations are drawing attention given ongoing tensions over semiconductor trade between Taiwan, China and the United States.

Why now: Ongoing tensions over semiconductor export controls and China-Taiwan relations make the smuggling allegations highly sensitive.

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