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<p>SIMINA MISTREANU July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM</p>
<p>FILE -In this April 25, 2018 photo, the logo of the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is seen in Taichung, Taiwan. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File) ()</p>
<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China imposed export controls Wednesday on eight companies tied to Taiwan's military as the self-ruled island started annual military exercises.</p>
<p>China's Commerce Ministry added eight Taiwan-based firms including aerospace and shipbuilding companies, to an export control list, citing national and regional security concerns.</p>
<p>The banned companies include defense supplier Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC), drone maker Jingwei Aerospace Technology Co., and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan's largest shipbuilding company.</p>
<p>The new rules, effective immediately, prohibit the export to the listed enterprises of "dual-use items," a term referring to goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.</p>
<p>The ban comes just as Taiwan begins its annual Han Kuang military drills, which will simulate defenses against a possible invasion by China. This year's drills are set to be the largest and longest ever, lasting about 10 days, twice as long as last year's exercises.</p>
<p>China regards self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. Beijing has branded Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te as a separatist and refuses to speak to him.</p>
<p>The United States, like most countries, doesn't recognize Taiwan as a country, but is bound by its own laws to provide it with the means to defend itself.</p>
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