The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on the 23rd that 47 items such as integrated circuits, chips, and memory transported to South Africa should be approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs starting from late November. This announcem...
The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on the 23rd that 47 items such as integrated circuits, chips, and memory transported to South Africa should be approved by the Ministry of Economic Affairs starting from late November. This announcement immediately caused a stir in the South African science and technology community, and the largest technology news website reported, which is the result of South Africa's excessive pressure on Taiwan.
South Africa's largest information technology (ICT) news website MyBroadband reported that Taiwan's announcement of controlling exports of South African chips not only shows Taiwan's economic impact, but also reflects the embarrassment of Taiwan's joint efforts to be under pressure from Beijing in international diplomatic fields. South Africa is intensifying its preparations for the Leaders' Meeting of the 20 Group (G20) hosted in November, and the Chinese President Joe Jinping will attend. The closer the time is, the more severe the South Africa will be tolerate Taiwan.
South Africa asked the Taiwan capital Pretoria to rename and withdraw its museum. It is generally believed that it would reliably rely on China again, especially after Jinping vowed to "unify China and Taiwan." Chrispin Phiri, spokesperson for the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO, South Africa's Ministry of Foreign Affairs), previously told the media that South Africa's relations with Taiwan are no longer political, and it broke off its formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan as early as 1997.
The Brenthurst Foundation, a South African smart bank, said that South Africa broke diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1997 to establish diplomatic relations with China; however, the Taiwan-Filipino agreement allowed Taiwan to set up a contact representative office in the capital to replace the ambassador, and allowed Taiwanese diplomats to still enjoy diplomatic rights, including rent-free accommodation, diplomatic license plates and diplomatic immunity.
The Foundation stated that this agreement represents a vague relationship of "informal and formality" to maintain the spirit of respect for both parties and to realize the spirit of two parties' real relationship.
The report also mentioned that South Africa's pressure on Taiwan has also attracted the attention of the US Congress. Chris Smith, a member of the Republican Party of New Zealand, said that the United States has included South Africa on the national list of countries that restrict exports of AI training and recommendations for graphics processing chips. He hopes that South Africa can restore its legally binding existing state with Taiwan and reject any pressure from the Chinese Communist Party.Another South African technology news media Business Tech also pointed out that Taiwan Power Corporation (TSMC) produces most of the world's most advanced chips, accounting for 50% to 70% of the global semiconductor manufacturing market. Chips are extremely important for automobile manufacturing, artificial intelligence development and industrial production.
Extended reading: Renamed and reduced to wait for Taiwan's entrance! Taiwan rarely sees export control of South Africa's offering chips
