Taiwan Wants to Arrest OnePlus CEO in Latest Step to Block China

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Prosecutors in Taiwan issued an arrest warrant for the chief executive officer of Chinese smartphone company OnePlus, stepping up efforts to stem potential losses of technology and talent to a geopolitical foe.

The Shilin district prosecutors’ office said it issued the warrant for CEO and co-founder Pete Lau, one of the Chinese mobile industry’s more prominent figures and a regular public pitchman for industry leader Oppo. Prosecutors also indicted two Taiwanese citizens who worked for Lau and accused OnePlus of illegally recruiting more than 70 engineers across the island since 2014.

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