Taiwan Moves to Criminalize Unauthorized AI Chip and Server Shipments to China

Taiwan plans to criminalize unauthorized shipments of AI servers and advanced semiconductors to China under its Foreign Trade Act. Economic Affairs Minister Kung Ming-hsin announced the proposed amendment to harmonize domestic export controls with U.S. trade restrictions and shut down illicit supply channels. The move follows reports that Taiwan was weighing curbs after a U.S. investigation implicated Super Micro Computer in a $2.5 billion chip smuggling scheme. NVIDIA's third-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $108.0 billion already excludes Chinese data center sales, minimizing direct operational fallout.