Overview
- Taipei’s Shilin District Prosecutors Office obtained the warrant and indicted two Taiwanese nationals alleged to have assisted Pete Lau.
- Authorities say more than 70 engineers were recruited in Taiwan since 2014 to work on software R&D, verification, and testing for OnePlus devices.
- Prosecutors allege OnePlus used a Hong Kong entity and an unauthorized Taiwan branch, channeling roughly NT$2.3 billion (about US$73 million) between 2015 and 2021.
- OnePlus says its business operations continue as normal, while Lau has not publicly commented and officials have not detailed enforcement or extradition steps.
- The action is part of a wider Taiwanese crackdown on tech talent poaching by China-linked firms, following prior raids and a separate warrant for a Luxshare executive.