Four employees of Taiwan‘s China's Local Government Bonds Total 5 Billion to Settle Debts”>Foxconn
, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, have been detained in China under “quite strange” circumstances, according to Taiwan’s government. The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan stated that the four employees were detained in Zhengzhou, where a major Foxconn plant assembles Apple’s iPhones. They are suspected of breaching trust. The council described the circumstances surrounding the case as unusual but did not provide further details.The council suggested that this case may be linked to corruption and abuse of power by a small number of Chinese security officials. However, no specific information was given regarding this connection. When approached for comment, Foxconn declined to provide any statement.
According to the Mainland Affairs Council, Foxconn has claimed that it suffered no losses and that the four employees did not harm the company’s interests in any way. Nevertheless, this incident has significantly damaged companies’ confidence. The council called on relevant departments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to promptly investigate and address this matter.
Efforts to obtain comments from China’s Taiwan Affairs Office outside office hours were unsuccessful.
In June, following a threat from Beijing to execute individuals considered ”diehard” supporters of Taiwanese independence, Taiwan’s government raised its travel warning for China and advised its citizens against unnecessary travel there.
It is important to note that while democratically governed Taiwan considers itself an independent nation, China claims it as part of its own territory despite strong objections from Taipei. Over the past four decades since landmark economic reforms began in China, Taiwanese businesses have invested billions of dollars in their neighboring country due to shared culture and language as well as lower costs.