The Chinese efforts are further undermined by numerous espionage scandals at technology companies across the world, documented by intelligence services the world over. According to a July 2022 FBI report, Huawei was able to block and intercept information about US nuclear weapons. The Chinese giant allegedly transferred the collected information to the government in Beijing, which has limited room for manoeuvre when it comes to responding to the increasingly tough American sanctions. The Chinese ambitions in chip manufacturing, may surface in the Taiwan Strait, where the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a Taiwanese company specializing in integrated circuits, operates. It has not been sanctioned, and the Chinese authorities are announcing an update on their strategy for the region. This, in turn, does not bode well for the Taiwanese, who feel the need to cut themselves off from China.