Tag: poaching

Chinese, South African ‘Mafia’ Decimating Wildlife in Kruger National Park

JOHANNESBURG—A new report from the European Union-funded international crime response group, Enact, says organized crime groups from South Africa and China—in collaboration with corrupt wildlife officials—are “decimating” big game animals in one of the world’s premier game reserves.  The Kruger National Park covers an area of almost 7,600 square miles across South Africa’s northeastern provinces…


Taiwanese Companies Accused of Recruiting Semiconductor Experts for the CCP

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Local prosecutors and law enforcement officials on March 9 raided seven locations and questioned 19 individuals in an investigation over China’s poaching of Taiwanese semiconductor experts. The 19 individuals included four Taiwanese senior executives of two Taiwan-based tech companies, WiseCore Technology Co., Ltd. and IC Link Limited, according to a press release from the…