Scoop: Amidst US-China #chip war, @CommerceGov to send an Export Control Officer (#ECO) to #Taiwan. Currently, #BIS of the Commerce only has 9 ECO positions in 7 locations overseas. Taiwan and Finland will soon be two newly-added locations watching #China and #Russia. (1/7) The most important role of ECO is to conduct end-user verifications. The US officer arrives at the end user's location to ensure the US goods or technology are doing what they're supposed to be doing. (2/7)

I spoke with #TSMC's Former General Counsel Richard "Dick" Thurston on how to interpret the #China provision in the #CHIPSAct. One provision prevents recipients of the funding from expanding advanced chip capacity in China in next 10 years. What is exactly restricted? (1/11) "..the covered entity MAY NOT engage in any SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTION....involving the MATERIAL EXPANSION of semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the People’s Republic of China." The restriction is designed for advanced node under 28-nanometer (28nm not included). (2/11)