Several Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators have proposed amendments to the Trade Secrets Act (營業秘密法), as the problem of Chinese firms poaching Taiwanese talent and stealing core technology poses a real and serious threat to Taiwan’s national security. While the wording varies, the drafts focus on toughening penalties, defining industrial espionage and identifying hostile foreign forces.
At meetings of the legislature’s Economics Committee over the past few weeks, the National Security Bureau and the Mainland Affairs Council have expressed broad backing for the legislators’ drafts, but the Ministry of Economic Affairs appears reticent to amend the act, saying that it has
Ministry warns job sites on Chinese job ads ban
NATIONAL SECURITY: The ministry is stepping up enforcement as Beijing intensifies its campaign to poach talent to build up its semiconductor industry
Staff writer, with CNA
The Ministry of Labor has sent an official notice to several online job banks, saying that it is stepping up the enforcement of laws that prohibit them from helping Chinese employers recruit employees in Taiwan by placing job ads on their platforms.
Several job recruiting Web sites, including 104 Job Bank, 1111 and yes123, on Thursday confirmed that they had received the notice.
Yes123 said it has removed about 200 job openings in China from its Web site, most of which were in the preschool education sector.
Taiwan bans China job ads in response to talent poaching
04/30/2021 01:39 PM
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Taipei, April 30 (CNA) The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently sent an official notice to several online job banks, indicating it is stepping up the enforcement of laws that prohibit them from helping Chinese employers recruit employees in Taiwan by placing job ads on their platforms.
Several job recruiting websites including 104, 1111 and yes123 confirmed Thursday they have received the notice.
According to yes123, it has removed around 200 job openings in China from its website, most of which were in the preschool education sector.
The ministry s notice stated that the development of China s semiconductor industry has been adversely impacted by the U.S.-China technology war, so Beijing has resorted to stealing technology and poaching talent from Taiwan to build its own semiconductor supply chain.
The Liberty Times Editorial: Reset cross-strait ties with caution
Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) recently told reporters that in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, a range of cross-strait exchanges would slowly be restored, and that prioritizing a return to normality and order to the exchanges was an opportunity for Taiwan to “right the ship.”
For example, Chinese businesspeople could be allowed to apply for visas for Taiwan again, and tourist and educational exchanges could be reinstated.
Chiu reiterated that it was an opportunity to increase the number of exchanges, and to examine the situation that led to the breakdown in exchanges.
Council thanks US lawmakers over resolution stance
By Chen Yu-fu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) on Thursday thanked US lawmakers for clarifying their stance regarding UN Resolution No. 2758.
US Representative John Curtis on Monday led a bipartisan coalition to propose the US Taiwan international solidarity act, which takes aim at China’s use of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 as a basis for its claims to Taiwan.
The 1971 resolution says nothing about Taiwan’s representation in the UN or similar organizations, nor does it declare a stance on the relationship between Taiwan and China, the draft says.