Taiwan takes aim at China with draft laws on chip sector espionage

'Economic espionage' would carry up to 12-year prison sentence

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Taiwan has accused Chinese companies of "infiltrating" the island's chip supply chain, a cornerstone of its economy.   © AFP/Jiji

LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Taiwan is preparing to introduce tougher laws to protect the island's crown jewel semiconductor industry from Chinese industrial espionage.

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