BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Oct 25) urged Taiwanese firms operating in the country to show “responsibility”, after Beijing launched a probe into tech giant Foxconn over tax and land irregularities.
State media reported over the weekend that Foxconn – a Taiwanese firm that is one of the world’s largest contract producers of electronics and a key supplier for Apple’s iPhones – was under investigation.
It did not specify what authorities are looking into, nor any offences that Foxconn may have committed.
Asked about the investigation on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office – which manages relations with the self-ruled island – said it was “normal law enforcement behaviour”.
“Relevant mainland authorities treat all enterprises equally and conduct compliance investigations in accordance with laws and regulations,” Zhu Fenglian told a regular press briefing, in comments carried by the state-owned nationalist tabloid the Global Times.
Source: CNA
