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Foxconn is under investigation in China.
The Financial Times writes that China has reportedly been inspecting the iPhone supplier’s sites in different provinces of the country as it investigates the company “over tax and land use.”
The outlet says it has not verified the reports, which come from Chinese state media outlet The Global Times, but points out that Foxconn founder, Terry Gou, is running for President of Taiwan.
Beijing has in the past targeted local subsidiaries of Taiwanese companies with regulatory probes and political pressure at sensitive or tense times. Chinese officials frequently urge Taiwanese companies to help promote “peaceful development” between the two sides.
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