Taiwanese authorities want to arrest Lau for violating the country’s tech hiring practices.
Prosecutors in Taiwan have issued an arrest warrant against OnePlus CEO Pete Lau.
Lau is accused of illegally recruiting engineers from Taiwan over the past decade.
Taiwan has been ramping up efforts to protect its semiconductor expertise and engineering talent amid political tensions with China.
Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly issued an arrest warrant for Pete Lau, the CEO and co-founder of OnePlus, in what appear to be escalating measures to curb the alleged poaching of talent by Chinese tech firms.
Bloomberg reports that according to Taiwan’s Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office, Lau is accused of illegally recruiting engineers from Taiwan over the past decade. Prosecutors claim that OnePlus unlawfully hired more than 70 Taiwanese engineers since 2014, violating local laws that restrict business and talent ties with mainland China.
