By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, June 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's maritime sovereignty cannot be "violated" by Chinese efforts to create a false impression of jurisdiction, the island's coast guard said after China ended a patrol off its eastern shores.

China turned to new tactics to press its claims in the waters east of Taiwan, sending maritime agency ships on a multi-day patrol that for the first time questioned foreign commercial boats in the area.

Taiwan is considering broader AI chip export controls on China, including possible criminal penalties for smuggling advanced Nvidia-based hardware.

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, June 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan will not tolerate Chinese efforts to create a false impression of having jurisdiction over its waters, the island's coast guard said, vowing to "expel" any challengers after China ended a patrol off its eastern shores.

Taiwan's maritime sovereignty “cannot be violated” by Chinese efforts to create a false impression of jurisdiction, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said after China ended a patrol off the nation’s eastern shores.

Euronews Next sat down with Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister Wu Chih-chung in an exclusive interview to talk about the silicon shield and why the world cannot afford to ignore the political tensions.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) shares fell around 1% in premarket trading on Tuesday following a Bloomberg report that Taiwan is evaluating stricter controls on the export of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.

Chinese and Taiwanese coast guard vessels engaged in another tense standoff in waters around Taiwan, where four Chinese government ships were recently expelled after entering restricted areas. These incidents are part of a growing pattern of “grey-zone” operations,