Taiwan is expanding sanctions against Russia and Belarus, Taiwan’s economy ministry said on Wednesday, adding that it is seeking to prevent the two countries from using high-tech Taiwanese-made products for military purposes in the event of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
With immediate effect, Taiwan bans the export of certain chemicals to Russia and its allies, including ricin, conotoxin, botulinum toxin, nitrogen trifluoride, ammonium nitrate, tributyl phosphate and nitric acid, as well as Nos. 304 and 316 stainless steel, the ministry said. .
The extended sanctions also apply to mechanical products, including computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools, machining centers, CNC grinders, EDM machines and controllers, the ministry said.
Various law enforcement tools such as batons, handcuffs, leg chains and tights were also included in the latest export ban list.
The extended ban follows sanctions on computer and information and communications products, sensors, lasers and aerospace products introduced in April and May last year, the report said.
The ministry added that the expansion is in line with restrictions imposed by like-minded democracies such as the United States and the European Union.
Following the Russian invasion last February 24, the government tightened controls on Taiwan’s exports to Russia and Belarus in accordance with the Wassenaar Arrangement to control the export of conventional arms, dual-use goods and technology.
The Wassenaar Arrangement was established in 1996 to promote regional and international security and stability through greater transparency and accountability in the transfer of conventional arms, dual-use goods and technology.
Late last year, the ministry held meetings with local industry associations and Taiwanese exporters with major buyers in Russia and Belarus to discuss the need for more sanctions on both countries.
The Bureau of Foreign Trade and the Taiwan Foreign Trade Development Council, a government-funded trade group, contacted Taiwanese exporters who would be affected by the new sanctions and offered to help them mitigate the effects of the new restrictions.
The ministry urged Taiwanese exporters to abide by the rules and refrain from selling recently banned items to Russia and Belarus.
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