<div id="readability-page-1"><div id="parent_top_div">Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau has launched a probe into 16 Chinese technology companies for allegedly operating in the country without proper approval, Taipei Times reported. According to Taipei Times, officials said the firms are suspected of secretly setting up offices in Taiwan and hiring local staff without authorisation. Between July 15 and August 6, more than 300 investigators carried out searches at 70 locations in Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan and Hsinchu. Around 120 people linked to the companies were questioned during the raids. ALSO READ: Chipmaker TSMC 'exempt' from Donald Trump's 100% tariff, says Taiwan The agency noted that Taiwan's high-tech sector is the backbone of its economy, making its talent pool a key target for Chinese businesses. Investigators said the companies allegedly faked business registrations, pretending to be branches of overseas firms with foreign or Taiwanese investment. The firms under investigation include Hefei-based Lontium Semiconductor Corp, Shanghai's Cista Limited, Novosense Microelectronics Co, Chipone Technology (Beijing) Co, and Huntkey Group, as per Taipei Times. ALSO READ: Can Taiwan disconnect economy from China, its biggest trading partner? According to the bureau, Cista is suspected of using a Hong Kong-based front company to disguise itself as a foreign business and open an office in Taiwan to recruit semiconductor engineers. Huntkey, one of China's largest IT firms, is accused of posing as a Hong Kong-based company to set up operations and hire PC power supply engineers locally. The bureau warned that such activities harm Taiwan's technological competitiveness and said it will continue strict action against Chinese firms operating illegally in the country, Taipei Times reported.</div></div>

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台湾法务部调查局正在调查 16 家中国科技公司，因其涉嫌在没有适当批准的情况下运营。这些公司被怀疑在台湾秘密设立办公室并雇佣当地员工。超过 300 名调查人员在 70 个地点进行了搜查，询问了约 120 名与这些公司相关的个人。此次调查凸显了对台湾高科技行业的影响的担忧，该行业对其经济至关重要。龙迅股份和亨通集团等公司因伪造商业注册和掩饰其运营而受到审查

台湾正在调查 16 家中国科技公司涉嫌非法运营