If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.

The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) will introduce a bill requiring legislative approval for the export of advanced chip technologies, aiming to ensure such know-how remains in Taiwan, the party said ...

Overseas investors bought a net $2.77 billion of Taiwan equities on Tuesday, the most since December 2005, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

U.S. futures were flat after President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech, while global shares were trading mostly higher. In Europe, benchmarks in France, Germany and Britain rose Wednesday.