Taiwan says Foxconn needs govt nod to invest in Chinese chip firm Tsinghua Unigroup

Taiwan says Foxconn needs govt nod to invest in Chinese chip firm Tsinghua Unigroup

Workers stand at the gate of a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in this May 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer

Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, would need Taiwanese government permission if its unit were to invest in embattled Chinese chip conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup, a government official said on Thursday.