Taiwanese authorities have investigated 166 companies over six years for allegedly concealing ties to China, with a further 67 trade-secret probes completed in the technology sector, according to exclusive data from Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB, the island's equivalent of the FBI). Chinese firms have used tactics including shell companies, foreign-national registrations, and near-identical business names to illegally recruit Taiwanese chip engineers — sometimes offering salaries up to ten times the local industry average. The crackdown matters because Taiwan produces over 60% of the world's semiconductors and 90% of its most advanced chips, making its talent and intellectual property a critical target for Chinese competitors seeking to circumvent international technology restrictions.