Taiwanese authorities suggested the detentions could amount to an “abuse of power” by Chinese police.
And he said the incident undermines trust in companies operating in China.
Last October, China’s tax and land authorities launched an investigation into the company.
At the time, Foxconn founder Terry Gou was running as an independent candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election.
Taiwan urged its citizens to “refrain from unnecessary travel” to the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau after China issued guidelines in June detailing criminal penalties for those it described as die-hard “Taiwan independence” separatists. .
Foxconn’s factory in Zhengzhou, widely known as ‘iPhone City’, is the world’s largest iPhone factory.
Despite the long-standing geopolitical conflict between Beijing and Taipei, Foxconn is one of many Taiwanese companies that have built factories in China.
Beijing sees the island as a separate region that will eventually become part of the country and has not ruled out using force to achieve this.
However, many Taiwanese believe they belong to a separate nation. But most prefer to maintain the status quo, with Taiwan neither declaring independence from China nor integrating with it.
