US Considering Sanctions Package Against China, Pressuring EU to Join
Relations between Taipei and Beijing have been deteriorating since US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke with Taiwanese officials in August | The United States is considering a sanctions package to discourage China from invading Taiwan, and both Taipei and Washington are pressuring the European Union to follow suit, according to a report published by Reuters on Tuesday. ● Deliberations between Washington and the EU, along with separate lobbying of the EU by Taipei, are said to be in the early stages. [...] The US and much of the West already restricts trade of certain computer components and telecom equipment from China over corporate espionage fears. The Biden administration also recently restricted sales of artificial intelligence chips to Chinese companies, unless those companies receive Commerce Department licenses first. ● The new sanctions package would be in addition to those sanctions. Reuter’s source did not provide them with any additional details.