Two Taiwanese Indicted by New Taipei Prosecutors for Allegedly Helping China's Inspur Group Illegally Poach Talent
Two Taiwanese individuals were indicted by the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office for illegally establishing companies and R&D centers in Taiwan under the instruction of China's Inspur Group, aiming to poach domestic high-tech AI talent.
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- 📰 Published: April 16, 2026 at 18:56
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(CNA Reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei, 16th) The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office found that the well-known Chinese enterprise Inspur Group and its US subsidiary instructed two men, Chen and Huang, to illegally establish companies and R&D centers in Taiwan to poach domestic high-tech talent. The New Taipei Prosecutors today indicted Chen and Huang for violating the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area and other offenses.
The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office pointed out today that China's Inspur Group is among the world's top 3 server suppliers. Instructed by the Inspur Group, a man surnamed Chen established "Digital Cloud Company" in Taiwan without permission in January 2015 and served as its responsible person. He poached high-tech talent to engage in R&D, testing, and application of set-top boxes. The employees' salaries, operational, and other expenses were paid by Inspur Group's subsidiary, Hong Kong-based HZ IoT Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Prosecutors found that when Chen established Digital Cloud Company, although he paid the share capital, he withdrew it after registration, while completing the company's establishment registration. This misled the competent authority to believe the share capital had been fully paid, affecting the correctness of company registration data management and capital review. In August 2015, HZ IoT Hong Kong Co., Ltd. applied to invest in Digital Cloud in Taiwan. The Ministry of Economic Affairs repeatedly requested supplementary documents and finally approved the investment on June 14, 2016.
Inspur Group then instructed a man surnamed Huang in 2024 to establish the Taiwan R&D center of the American company Aivres, poaching high-tech talent and recruiting employees to engage in AI server R&D in Taiwan. The center's employee salaries, operational, and other expenses were paid by Inspur Group and Aivres, thereby continuing illegal business activities in Taiwan.
Prosecutors pointed out that Chen is suspected of violating the pre-amendment "Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area" regarding unapproved business activities in Taiwan by profit-seeking enterprises of the Mainland Area, and also violating the Company Act regarding the withdrawal of share capital. Huang also violated the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. Both were indicted according to the law.
Prosecutors emphasized that the high-tech industry is the economic lifeline. In recent years, Chinese enterprises have repeatedly used various methods to cover up illegal operations in Taiwan. Regarding the criminal act of poaching citizens to engage in illegal business activities, they will strictly prosecute according to the law to protect the domestic high-tech industry from infiltration. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150416
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(CNA Reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei, 16th) The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office found that the well-known Chinese enterprise Inspur Group and its US subsidiary instructed two men, Chen and Huang, to illegally establish companies and R&D centers in Taiwan to poach domestic high-tech talent. The New Taipei Prosecutors today indicted Chen and Huang for violating the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area and other offenses.
The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office pointed out today that China's Inspur Group is among the world's top 3 server suppliers. Instructed by the Inspur Group, a man surnamed Chen established "Digital Cloud Company" in Taiwan without permission in January 2015 and served as its responsible person. He poached high-tech talent to engage in R&D, testing, and application of set-top boxes. The employees' salaries, operational, and other expenses were paid by Inspur Group's subsidiary, Hong Kong-based HZ IoT Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Prosecutors found that when Chen established Digital Cloud Company, although he paid the share capital, he withdrew it after registration, while completing the company's establishment registration. This misled the competent authority to believe the share capital had been fully paid, affecting the correctness of company registration data management and capital review. In August 2015, HZ IoT Hong Kong Co., Ltd. applied to invest in Digital Cloud in Taiwan. The Ministry of Economic Affairs repeatedly requested supplementary documents and finally approved the investment on June 14, 2016.
Inspur Group then instructed a man surnamed Huang in 2024 to establish the Taiwan R&D center of the American company Aivres, poaching high-tech talent and recruiting employees to engage in AI server R&D in Taiwan. The center's employee salaries, operational, and other expenses were paid by Inspur Group and Aivres, thereby continuing illegal business activities in Taiwan.
Prosecutors pointed out that Chen is suspected of violating the pre-amendment "Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area" regarding unapproved business activities in Taiwan by profit-seeking enterprises of the Mainland Area, and also violating the Company Act regarding the withdrawal of share capital. Huang also violated the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. Both were indicted according to the law.
Prosecutors emphasized that the high-tech industry is the economic lifeline. In recent years, Chinese enterprises have repeatedly used various methods to cover up illegal operations in Taiwan. Regarding the criminal act of poaching citizens to engage in illegal business activities, they will strictly prosecute according to the law to protect the domestic high-tech industry from infiltration. (Editor: Hsieh Ya-chu) 1150416
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