2021/04/06 21:01 DPP Legislator Lin Tai-hua DPP Legislator Lin Tai-hua (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese legislator pointed out last week that the government’s heavy investment into 5G R&D has not only yielded a dismal ROI but has also opened a vulnerability to invasion by Chinese software into the country’s infrastructure, potentially endangering national security. During a legislative meeting, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lin Tai-hua (林岱樺) exposed serious defects on the part of government-funded institutes with regard to the nation’s investment in 5G R&D. Lin said the government created a fund of NT$20.4 billion (US$703.45 million) for a four-year 5G development plan, but she said institutes receiving money from the fund have not been performing well and the technology transfer as a result of their R&D has very little value.