TAIPEI -- Taiwan will screen proposals of chipmakers and other tech companies seeking to invest in mainland China, taking another step to prevent Beijing's appropriation of sensitive technology in such areas as chip design.
Taipei aims to protect chip design know-how from Beijing by reviewing proposals

A semiconductor factory in Beijing: China courts Taiwanese investment in the mainland tech sector by offering tax and other incentives. © Reuters
TAIPEI -- Taiwan will screen proposals of chipmakers and other tech companies seeking to invest in mainland China, taking another step to prevent Beijing's appropriation of sensitive technology in such areas as chip design.