Chinese firms suspected of illegal tech talent hiring

NATIONWIDE ACTION: The Investigation Bureau said a task force has investigated more than 100 cases in which companies often disguise themselves as Taiwanese By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source Seventeen Chinese companies suspected of illegally recruiting high-tech talent in Taiwan have been investigated over the past three weeks, with prosecutors from six jurisdictions searching 64 locations and questioning 114 people, the Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau said yesterday.With the artificial intelligence boom reshaping the global economy, Taiwan’s competitive edge — built on its semiconductor manufacturing and integrated circuit design capabilities — is key to its global participation, the bureau said.However, the industries are challenged by Chinese com