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Four Foxconn employees
2317.TW, the world’s largest iPhone assembler, have been arrested in China under “rather strange” circumstances, the Taiwanese government said.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council told Reuters on Thursday that the four employees were arrested in Zhengzhou, China, home to a major Foxconn factory that assembles Apple AAPL.O iPhones, and were suspected of having committed the equivalent of a “breach of trust”.
“The circumstances of this case are quite strange.
The case may be linked to corruption and abuse of power by a small number of Chinese security officials, the council added, without giving details.
Foxconn declined to comment.
The Mainland Affairs Council said Foxconn claimed the company had “suffered no losses and the four employees did nothing to harm the company’s interests.”
“This case has seriously damaged business confidence. We call on relevant departments across the Taiwan Strait to investigate and take action as soon as possible
Calls to China’s Taiwan Affairs Office for comment outside office hours went unanswered.
In June, the Taiwanese government lifted its travel warning for China, asking its citizens not to travel there unless absolutely necessary, following a threat from Beijing to execute supporters. hardliners” for Taiwan’s independence.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite strong objections from the Taipei government.
Taiwanese companies have invested billions of dollars in China since the country began landmark economic reforms four decades ago, attracted by a common culture and language and significantly lower costs.
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