Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Taiwan Issues Arrest Warrant for OnePlus CEO
Taiwan's prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the CEO of OnePlus, a Chinese smartphone company.
They say he and two Taiwanese citizens were involved in illegal business activities and hiring over 70 employees in Taiwan.
OnePlus is based in China and became independent under Oppo in 2021.
The Taiwanese government is concerned about Chinese companies hiring talent from Taiwan, which they see as a threat to their technology.
The Chinese government claims Taiwan as its territory, but Taiwan says it has the right to decide its own future.
Taiwanese prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau for alleged illegal business and recruitment activities.
Two Taiwanese citizens were indicted for assisting Lau in operating a business and recruiting over 70 employees in Taiwan.
The allegations violate Taiwan’s Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area.
OnePlus may have used shell companies registered in Hong Kong or foreign entities to circumvent restrictions since 2014-2015.
Taiwan has intensified efforts to prevent technology transfers and talent poaching by Chinese firms amid geopolitical tensions.
- Who
- Pete Lau, CEO of OnePlus, and two Taiwanese citizens
- What
- Issuance of an arrest warrant for illegal business and recruitment activities
- When
- November 2025
- Where
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Why
- Alleged involvement in illegal business and recruitment activities in Taiwan
- CEO
- Pete Lau
- Company
- OnePlus
- Allegations
- Illegal business and recruitment activities
- Employees Involved
- Over 70
- Location of Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Date of Indictment
- November 2025
- Law Governing Allegations
- Taiwan’s Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area
