Alarmed by a brain drain to China, the Taiwan government has told employment agencies to drop job ads for China-located companies, especially those in the semiconductor and integrated circuits industry, reports Electronics Weekly citing a report from Nikkei. “Due to geopolitical tension between the US and China, China’s semiconductor development has suffered some setbacks and as a result China has become more aggressive in poaching and targeting top Taiwanese chip talent to help build a self-sufficient supply chain,” stated a Labour Ministry notice seen by the Nikkei. The notice added that offenders will be fined. “If the recruitment involves semiconductors and integrated circuits, the penalty will be even higher,” the notice read. The ban also applies to Taiwanese companies with plants in mainland China who want to recruit staff in work in China.