ByteDance Taiwan Co., Ltd. was approved to be established last month, and was actively recruiting last week. It is expected to recruit nearly 20 employees.

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] The Mainland Affairs Council recently emphasized that Douyin (the overseas version of TikTok) is prohibited from landing in Taiwan, and there is actually a "ByteDance Taiwan Co., Ltd." in Taichung City, which was only approved for establishment in November this year.

In this regard, officials pointed out that without Beijing's permission, how could they use the name "ByteDance" to set up a Douyin branch in Taiwan?

Chinese online social platform service companies are not allowed to operate related businesses in Taiwan, but they can complete industrial and commercial registration with the local government. These should be listed as the focus of investigation.

Douyin is a product of Beijing-based “ByteDance”, which also includes Toutiao and Xigua Video.

ByteDance is actively expanding overseas. According to the commercial and industrial registration inquiry of the Department of Commerce of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, "Shengyang International Biotechnology Co., Ltd.", which was established in March 2018, was approved to change its registration to "ByteDance Taiwan Co., Ltd." in November this year. , the company is registered in Shijia Road, East District, Taichung City, the name of the representative is Chen Jiaqing, and the capital is 12 million yuan.

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The MAC pointed out that cross-strait regulations stipulate that Chinese online social platform service companies are not allowed to operate related businesses in Taiwan, and Douyin is an overseas online platform, so it is not allowed to set up business bases in Taiwan.

If the branch is indeed related to China’s Douyin and has not applied for permission, it may be involved in a violation of the Regulations on the Relations between People across the Taiwan Strait.

Informed officials pointed out that Douyin is not allowed to operate in Taiwan according to the law. There is actually a "ByteDance Taiwan Co., Ltd." in Taichung City that has been approved and registered, and it is also named "ByteDance". If it is not authorized by Beijing, it may use Is the name of Douyin's parent company?

The company has completed industrial and commercial registration with the local government, and whether it is involved in illegal business operations of Chinese capital in Taiwan will be the focus of investigation.