A Foxconn shareholder poses for photos after the annual shareholder meeting in New Taipei City, Taiwan May 31, 2023.
REUTERS/Ann Wang Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Taiwanese companies should assume their social responsibilities and play a "positive role" in promoting the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, China's government said on Wednesday, amid a probe into major Apple supplier Foxconn.
"While sharing development benefits and growth dividends on the mainland and achieving rapid development, Taiwan enterprises should also assume corresponding social responsibilities and play a positive role in promoting the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations."
China believes Lai, who is leading opinion polls, is a separatist bent on a formal declaration of independence.
"As pointed out by the media on the island, Lai Ching-te has now changing from a Taiwan independence maniac to a Taiwan independence liar," she said.
Persons:
Ann Wang, Zhu Fenglian, Zhu, Lai Ching, Democratic Progressive Party's, Lai, Ben Blanchard, Jacqueline Wong, Lincoln
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Apple, Global Times, Taiwan Affairs Office, Taiwan, Democratic Progressive, Beijing, Thomson
Locations:
New Taipei City, Taiwan, Rights BEIJING, Taiwan Strait, China, Beijing