East Asian and Cross-Strait Dynamics 🇹🇼

• Taiwan Prepares to Tighten AI Chip Exports to China National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin clearly stated in an interview with Bloomberg News that Taiwan is preparing to implement stricter export controls on AI chips to China to prevent the outflow of high-tech technology. • Japanese Reporter in Russia Accused of Espionage, Sino-Japanese Relations Hit Snags Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strongly protested to Russia regarding the arrest of a Japanese reporter in Russia on espionage charges. Additionally, regarding Chinese officials directly referring to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi without a title in public, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized it as a violation of international etiquette.