On 6 April, 2022, Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (“BOFT”), the agency responsible for Taiwan’s export control regime, issued a list of items for export from Taiwan to Russia that are subject to Taiwan export control – List of Strategic High-Tech Commodities for Export to Russia (“SHTC List for Russia”). The SHTC List for Russia includes 57 items (under the categories of Electronics, Computers, Telecommunications and Information Security, Sensors and Lasers, Navigation and Avionics, Marine,…
In response to the situation in Ukraine, the Office of the President of Taiwan indicated in a news release of February 23, “As a member of the international community, Taiwan is willing to participate in all efforts that contribute to a peaceful resolution of this dispute.”. On February 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release condemned Russia and announced that the government of Taiwan will join international economic sanctions against Russia. On…