Reports earlier this week indicated that efforts to recruit Taiwanese IT staff were being conducted at National Tsing Hua University by the Chinese government. This took place through a branch office that had been rented on the university campus by an alumni association, in cooperation with China’s Tsinghua University located in Beijing, and the government of Xiamen. The university has denied having any relations with the office, with the Tsai administration stating that the university may have violated the law...
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Pegatron was in the news last week after reports that Pegatron was illegally using student labor in China. As a result, Apple has announced that it will be suspending business with Pegatron, though questions have been raised about Apple's claims that it intends to halt business with Pegatron until labor abuses stop at Pegatron factories...
Recently released Taiwanese horror game, Devotion, caused controversy in China after it was discovered that two parts of the game included messages mocking Chinese president Xi Jinping. This later led to the game being pulled from sales on Steam and other online stores. Devotion, released by Red Candle Studios, is the follow-up to 2017 horror hit Detention...
China may have succeeded in making Taiwan look petty in a recent row about aviation flight routes. Namely, Taiwan refused to approve flights from Chinese airlines China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Air in retaliation for China’s unilateral declaration of the M503 flight route...
It appears be highly likely that FoxConn owner Terry Gou is gearing up for a presidential run in Taiwan as a KMT candidate. Recent business announcements by Gou seem to indicate moves aimed at preparing for a presidential run...
With recent reports that China is preparing to vet Taiwanese businesses that conduct trade with China in order to filter out “pro-independence” businesses, we might step back to evaluate China’s claims...
It would be that the Chinese government is aiming to buy off young Taiwanese entrepreneurs through a new pilot program, with announcement of a new program which will see the establishment of a venture capital fund aimed at young Taiwanese start-ups and entrepreneurs. It is reported this fund may be as large as 200 billion NT...
