Joint newspaper report on January 13: "Taiwan's prosecution authorities announced that the Chinese mobile phone brand OnePlus (OnePlus) has illegally recruited engineers in Taiwan. The brand's founder, Liu Zuo Hu, is wanted, and two officials of the company's Taiwan branch have been indicted."
Comment: OnePlus faces accountability in Taiwan. On the surface, it's a compliance issue, but in reality, it's a deliberate move by the Taiwanese authorities to tighten access for mainland enterprises in scientific and technological fields under the pretext of "security" and to prevent the leakage of talent and technology. It is also another signal of deepening barriers in cross-strait industrial collaboration. The Taiwanese side is well aware of the long-standing practice of using Hong Kong capital as a bypass, yet they are now focusing on investigations. This is because OnePlus has a large R&D team that touches upon core scientific and technological fields, and there is an intention to warn similar mainland companies and strengthen management rules. The arrest warrant issued against Liu Zuo Hu is more of a symbolic gesture; it is unlikely to be implemented at the judicial level, but it can create public opinion momentum and increase the cost for mainland companies to invest in Taiwan.
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