Sources
Bloomberg | China Plans $295 Billion Investment to Build Nationwide AI Data Centers | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-09/china-prepares-295-billion-plan-to-fund-nationwide-ai-buildout
Tom's Hardware | China drafts $295 billion plan to build national AI data center grid running on 80% homemade silicon | https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-drafts-295-billion-plan-to-build-a-national-ai-data-center-grid-running-on-80-percent-domestic-chips
Bloomberg | Taiwan Weighs Tighter AI Chip Export Controls Targeting China | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-09/taiwan-mulls-curbs-on-ai-chip-exports-to-china-to-align-with-us
Tom's Hardware | Taiwan weighs criminal ban on AI chip exports to all of China | https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/taiwan-weighs-criminal-ban-on-ai-chip-exports-to-all-of-china-as-us-trade-talks-continue
Milwaukee Independent | Taiwan’s "silicon shield" may depend on destroying its own semiconductor industry if China invades | https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/explainers/taiwans-silicon-shield-may-depend-destroying-semiconductor-industry-china-invades/
For a deeper look into how local defense analysts view these policy changes, the following video features an interview with the Institute for National Defense and Security Research detailing the strategic logic behind Taiwan aligning its export laws with Western restrictions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mljt81_T3Zo

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