Eight Chinese tech companies in Taiwan suspected of stealing technology and poaching local workers, particularly those with expertise in high-tech, have been raided by the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB).
The MJIB sent 112 officers to conduct raids on the eight companies located in 25 locations from May 22 to May 25 and arrested 49 individuals for questioning, according to Taiwan News.
The companies mainly specialize in database management, chip design, and semiconductors. They allegedly set up offices in Taiwan under the guise of firms backed by foreign or Taiwanese investors while illegally hiring Taiwanese IT staff.
The MJIB said that Taiwanese engineers were lured by high salaries and allegedly asked to hand over “business secrets” from their previous companies….