experienced engineers are of such an important resource that I believe the government of Taiwan has in some instances actually banned workers from applying to jobs on the Chinese mainland, something akin to a permanent non-compete
Does this only apply to engineers who want to go to China?
What if they want to go to the US? Or Japan?
honestly I can't remember, let see if I can find the article. I believe it was a government instruction to job board advertisers, let me see if I can find the report