Chinese tech in Taiwan

Controversy Breaks Out Over Use of Chinese Parts at Taiwanese Military Bases

Brian Hioe
TPP legislator Huang Kuo-chang recently publicized the fact that banned Chinese-made parts are being used at a number of army bases, in that renewable energy initiatives on bases have come to use Chinese telecommunications devices. This included computer control systems, power inverters, and routers, which Huang stated were in use at the Hungchailin Army Base, National Defense University, and Naval Fleet Command...
EnglishJuly 2024Politics5 min read

Taiwan Ponders TikTok/Douyin Ban

Brian Hioe
The Taiwanese government plans to ban TikTok/Douyin in the public sector, mandating that public sector workers cannot use the app, with rising concerns about the security threat posed by the Chinese app. It is more of a question as to whether there will be an outright ban on TikTok/Douyin for the general public, with pan-Green legislators calling for strong regulation, but this raises questions about the measures that the government can take against Chinese apps. TikTok/Douyin is likely to prove a litmus test, setting a benchmark for measures taken by the government regarding Chinese apps as a whole...
December 2022EnglishPolitics5 min read