Of course, China also manufactures its own chips, but these rely on technologies that are now considered outdated and less efficient. Simply put, the success of Taiwanese Chinese manufacturers is far away, which means that in some ways they have lost a lot. According to knowledgeable sources quoted by Reuters, Beijing has set a task to bypass Taiwan in this regard – and for this they can use particularly illegal methods.

China takes the old

Even before the rise of Xiaomi, Huawei and other brands – remember the days when the phrase “Chinese fake” was something like its own name, behind it the theft of technology, intellectual property, design, logos, etc. There was a story about .? China has not forgotten this application and is trying to implement it with a chip.

• In December 2020, Taiwan established a special group to combat technology theft.
• Since then, seven criminal cases have surfaced, and the bureau conducted its largest operation in March 2022: raiding eight companies to counter the “illegal activities of the Chinese Communist Party to lure talent and steal secrets.”
• About a hundred Chinese companies are also being investigated, according to Reuters. suspected of illegally luring experts and stealing technology.

One of the cases under investigation concerns a firm claiming to be a Taiwanese data analytics company. But it’s a division of the Shanghai chip company, which sends drawings to China, according to officials. In March 2022, after almost a year of probation, the bureau summoned the owner of the firm for questioning and released him on bail.

Taiwanese authorities are working to increase penalties for tech theft. The maximum prison sentence will be increased from one year to three years, and the maximum fine will be increased from 5 to 520 thousand dollars. The government has even proposed leaking information about chip core technology in violation of national security law.