Although Taiwan is not a major chip supplier to South Africa, it plays a dominant role in global semiconductor production, and even limited restrictions may serve as a diplomatic warning. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is weighing restrictions on semiconductor exports to South Africa, following Pretoria’s unilateral decision to downgrade Taiwan’s representative offices in Pretoria and Cape Town without prior consultation or a mutual agreement, according to the Taipei Times. The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation announced the changes in the Government Gazette last Monday, stating that the “Taipei Liaison Office” in Pretoria had been renamed