{"id":151678,"date":"2024-10-11T04:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/11\/china-detains-iphone-maker-workers-in-strange-case\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T04:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T04:46:48","slug":"china-detains-iphone-maker-workers-in-strange-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/11\/china-detains-iphone-maker-workers-in-strange-case\/","title":{"rendered":"China detains iPhone maker workers in &#8216;strange&#8217; case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/88e0\/live\/7e990ec0-8778-11ef-a1d6-43e8ec7befa1.jpg?fit=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"China detains iPhone maker workers in &#8216;strange&#8217; case\" title=\"China detains iPhone maker workers in &#8216;strange&#8217; case\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Chinese police have detained four workers of the Taiwanese iPhone maker, Foxconn, in circumstances Taipei has described as &#8220;strange&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The employees were arrested in Zhengzhou in Henan province on &#8220;breach of trust&#8221; charges, Taiwan&#8217;s Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The BBC has contacted Foxconn for comment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The company is the biggest maker of iPhones for US technology giant Apple and is one of the largest employers in the world, with major manufacturing facilities in China.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Taiwanese authorities suggested the detentions may be a case of &#8220;abuse of power&#8221; by Chinese police officers.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">And said the case undermines the confidence of businesses operating in China.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In October last year, China&#8217;s tax and land authorities launched <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-67186745\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">an investigation<!-- --><\/a> into the company.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At that time, Foxconn&#8217;s founder Terry Gou was running as an independent candidate in Taiwan&#8217;s presidential election.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Taiwan has urged its citizens to &#8220;avoid non-essential travel&#8221; to the mainland as well as Hong Kong and Macau after China unveiled guidelines in June detailing criminal punishments for what Beijing described as diehard &#8220;Taiwan independence&#8221; separatists.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Foxconn&#8217;s facility in Zhengzhou is the world&#8217;s largest iPhone factory which is widely known as &#8220;iPhone City&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The company is among many Taiwanese businesses which over the last 40 years have looked past a long-standing geopolitical rift and built factories in China.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cqjrplrvpvpo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese police have detained four workers of the Taiwanese iPhone maker, Foxconn, in circumstances Taipei has described as &#8220;strange&#8221;. The employees were arrested in Zhengzhou in Henan province on &#8220;breach of trust&#8221; charges, Taiwan&#8217;s Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement. The BBC has contacted Foxconn for comment. 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