Taiwan's high-tech talents go to China and never return. The Mainland Affairs Council confirmed that there have been three cases this year

China's "Regulations on Exit and Entry Administration of the State Council" were implemented on September 15. The Mainland Affairs Council has repeatedly warned that Taiwan's high-tech talents may be restricted from leaving the country when they go to China. Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council Qiu Chuizheng said in the Legislative Yuan today that so far in February this year, there have been three cases of Taiwan’s high-tech talents traveling to China being restricted from returning to Taiwan.

The Legislative Yuan Home Affairs Committee today invited the Mainland Affairs Council to give a business report and prepare questions. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Zhang Honglu asked how the government responded to China's implementation of the "Regulations on Exit and Entry Management of the State Council" on September 15, which allows the cellphones of incoming passengers to be checked, and Taiwanese have been detained.

When answering questions, Qiu Chuizheng said that since the new entry-exit regulations of the State Council of the Communist Party of China were put into effect on September 15, whether Chinese people can enter China but cannot leave the country, since February this year, there have been three cases in which Taiwan's high-tech talents have been restricted from going to China and returning to Taiwan.

Zhang Honglu pointed out that China can see the data on passengers’ mobile phones and computers. Will all sensitive information be seen? Qiu Chuizheng said that everyone has this risk. In order to avoid the leakage of information, not only company secrets or personal information, we recommend that high-tech personnel bring clean mobile phones or use video communication instead. Because there are still risks and uncertainties in entering China, try to avoid going there.

"As long as we let it be investigated for a few years, all the information will be seen!" Zhang Honglu criticized that Taiwan has been ranked first in the world in R&D for decades, and the government's propaganda targets cannot be limited to listed companies. There are still many small and medium-sized enterprises that do not know the seriousness of the problem.

Qiu Chuizheng emphasized that although the Mainland Affairs Council’s media publicity fee was completely deleted by the Legislative Yuan, leaving only the staff maintenance fee, we are also willing to publicize it and hope that the Legislative Yuan can also give us some resources in the media publicity fee so that they can publicize it widely.

Zhang Honglu also asked that China deliberately conducted "silent" military exercises during Taiwan's local elections to isolate and encircle Taiwan. Qiu Chuizheng said that China continues to harass Taiwan with its military aircraft and ships. Such multi-service military strategic exercises were indeed rare in the past. We and allied countries are paying close attention to China's "area denial" drills. The G7 is also paying high attention to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Zhang Honglu called on China to "boil the frog in warm water" and exert pressure on Taiwan. The Mainland Affairs Council and relevant government units should pay attention.