
Beijing has banned the export of dual-use items to eight Taiwan-based aerospace and shipbuilding companies, including suppliers to the Taiwanese military.The move, announced by the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday, was described by the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) as a “stern warning against repeated provocations by separatist forces”.According to the ministry, the companies, which include defence supplier Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), have been placed on an...