TAIPEI: On Monday, October 23, Taiwan defended software behemoth Foxconn in response to a Chinese research into several of the company’s websites, arguing that Chinese companies shouldn’t be” politically interfered with.”
Chinese officials are conducting on-site investigations into Foxconn’s land use in northern Hunan and Hubei regions as well as inspecting its sites in southwestern Guangdong province and Jiangsu in the south, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday.
It made no mention of the investigations being conducted by the government or any possible offenses Foxconn does have committed.
One of the biggest deal manufacturers of electronics in the world and a major distributor of Apple iPhones is Taiwan-based Foxconn.
The analysis comes as Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its place and has vowed to strike one day, gets ready for its presidential elections in January.
Cheng Wen-tsan, the deputy leading of Taiwan, stated on Monday that Beijing wants to” distort Taiwan’s politics.”
He stated that in a political nation, choosing leaders and president should be done in an atmosphere free from threats, incentives, disturbance, and straining to openly express one’s may.
” Chinese factors should not have an impact on the primaries.”