(The Guardian) Shipments to iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp’s factory in China were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials a day after the company’s top executive met US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taipei, the Nikkei reported on Friday.
The shipments to Pegatron’s Suzhou facility were being checked on Thursday to see if they violated a rule against cartons carrying the words “Taiwan” or “Republic of China”, the report said, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Pegatron vice chairman Jason Chen and other Taiwanese chip industry figures met with Pelosi at a lunch hosted by President Tsai Ing-Wen on Wednesday. A photo of the event was later posted by the presidential office showing Chen and others, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Chairman Mark Liu.
Several Taiwanese component suppliers also received urgent requests from their customers on Friday morning asking them to be sure that shipments comply with the labelling requirements, the Nikkei added.
Chinese authorities reiterated that boxes, shipping documents, cartons, and export and import declaration forms cannot show the words “Republic of China,” “R.O.C.” or “Taiwan,” according to notices from manufacturers citing the authorities and seen by Nikkei Asia. “If the word ‘R.O.C.’ appears, the shipment will be held and checked and cannot be shipped,” one of the notices said, according to the outlet. “Please review all the documents, forms and boxes carefully.”
The shipments to Pegatron’s Suzhou facility were being checked on Thursday to see if they violated a rule against cartons carrying the words “Taiwan” or “Republic of China”, the report said, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Pegatron vice chairman Jason Chen and other Taiwanese chip industry figures met with Pelosi at a lunch hosted by President Tsai Ing-Wen on Wednesday. A photo of the event was later posted by the presidential office showing Chen and others, including TSMC founder Morris Chang and Chairman Mark Liu.
Several Taiwanese component suppliers also received urgent requests from their customers on Friday morning asking them to be sure that shipments comply with the labelling requirements, the Nikkei added.
Chinese authorities reiterated that boxes, shipping documents, cartons, and export and import declaration forms cannot show the words “Republic of China,” “R.O.C.” or “Taiwan,” according to notices from manufacturers citing the authorities and seen by Nikkei Asia. “If the word ‘R.O.C.’ appears, the shipment will be held and checked and cannot be shipped,” one of the notices said, according to the outlet. “Please review all the documents, forms and boxes carefully.”
