Taipei, March 28 -- Officials stated on Friday that Chinese students should not be granted early access to essential technologies, emphasising the importance of advances related to national security and the nation's competitive edge, as reported by Taipei Times.

These remarks followed Premier Cho Jung-tai's call yesterday for the Ministry of Education to convene an inter-ministerial meeting to discuss regulating Chinese students' study of Taiwan's critical core technologies, according to the Taipei Times.

Taipei Times reported that the meeting will assemble agencies responsible for technologies vital to Taiwan's national security and industrial competitiveness. As Cho mentioned, these agencies will utilize their expertise to propose eff...