The annual EU-Taiwan Trade and Investment Dialogue (TID) took place today, with discussions of "economic, trade and investment challenges and trends currently affecting the global economy."

The Taiwanese government has recently ramped up investigations of Chinese high tech companies for alleged illegal poaching of Taiwanese employees, which violates a newly revised law aimed to curb talent flows to mainland companies.

Last week, five Republican Senators sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the Department to conduct a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review of Chinese-funded Alphawave IP Group’s intent to acquire U.S.-based semiconductor IP developer OpenFive, "

As we discussed here, the UK government is conducting a national security review of the acquisition of the Newport Wafer Fab, a semiconductor factory in Wales, by the Chinese-owned technology company Nexperia. Several Republican members of Congress are now urging the Biden administration to press the UK government to stop

In the UK House of Lords last week, a question was raised regarding the acquisition of the Newport Wafer Fab, a semiconductor factory in Wales, by the Chinese-owned technology company Nexperia. In response, the UK government has made clear that a national security review of the transaction is underway.

Last week, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook expressing concern over reports the company is considering purchasing NAND chips from Chinese chip manufacturer Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC).

According to a recent notice issued by five Chinese agencies, as of March 25, companies that want to benefit from the preferential tax policy for the integrated circuit and software sectors in 2022 will have to submit their application within three weeks from that date. The notice lays out the