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Taiwan adds Belarus to export control list

The move is largely symbolic given Taiwan’s minimal levels of direct trade with Belarus or Russia

Reuters May 07, 2022

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed China and Taiwan's flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS

TAIPEI:

Taiwan’s government imposed controls on exports of technology to Belarus on Friday, saying Minsk was directly involved in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The restrictions – which the island also imposed on Russia last month – bar Taiwanese companies from exporting a long list of tech products there without special permission.

The move is largely symbolic given Taiwan’s minimal levels of direct trade with Belarus or Russia.

But Ukraine’s plight has won broad public sympathy in Taiwan due to what many people view as the parallels between what is happening in the European country and what could happen if China ever uses force to bring the island it claims as its own under Chinese control.

The export control list includes equipment for making semiconductors, an industry where Taiwan is a world leader, as well as lasers and navigation system.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 7^th, 2022.

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