Taiwan raids Chinese firms in latest crackdown on tech talent poaching

Taiwan raids Chinese firms in latest crackdown on tech talent poaching

An engineer holds a chip at the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute in Hsinchu, Taiwan, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan authorities raided ten Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching chip engineers and other tech talents this week, the island’s Investigation Bureau said on Thursday, the latest crackdown on Chinese firms to protect its chip supremacy.

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