MAC says it is monitoring Chinese recruitment driveBy Chung Li-hua, Lin Chia-nan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with Staff WriterThe Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday said it was keeping a close watch on China’s latest recruitment initiative targeting young Taiwanese scientists. The council’s remarks follow the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology’s announcement on Thursday that it was seeking to recruit Taiwanese scientists in certain prioritized areas with an offer of a monthly subsidy of 15,000 yuan (US$2,167). The title and logo of the Mainland Affairs Council are pictured on a podium at the council’s offices in Taipei in an undated photograph. It added that the program was prioritizing research in health sciences, ecological agriculture and information science. Full-time teachers at public or private schools are also banned from taking up a teaching position in China, the ministry said at that time.

Source: Taipei Times August 21, 2020 15:56 UTC