Taiwan’s Ministry of Economy has added the Russian machine tool supplier iMachine to the sanctions list. Sellers of high-tech goods were required to ensure that their supplies did not enter Russia through third countries. About it it says in a message on the department’s website.
The ministry has listed a list of countries from which goods are likely to be transported to Russia. It includes Türkiye, the UAE, and the countries of Central Asia. The first fine for violating the sanctions regime against Russia and Belarus has been increased 15 times, to one million US dollars.
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The department noted that they responded in this way to press publications about the supply of machine tools from Taiwan to the Russian military industry. In January, investigative journalists discovered that Taipei had become one of the largest suppliers of machine tools to Russia. Local machines are inferior, but more affordable than their American, European and Japanese counterparts, The Reporter said.
The publication quoted the story of an anonymous employee of the Taiwan Industrial Association, who visited an equipment exhibition in mainland China in 2023. The event was packed with Russian buyers willing to buy machines on the spot and in cash, the text said.
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Taiwan joined Western sanctions imposed against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. The partially recognized state is one of the largest suppliers of microchips in the world. Due to government restrictions in Taipei, Russian industry is forced to look for chips on the black market.
2024-02-03 11:33:02
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