Latest News and Trends

China’s Dongshan Precision moves to buy Taiwan’s Source Photonics, triggering tech security alarms

Leading Chinese electronics manufacturer, Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing, has announced plans to acquire Source Photonics, a Taiwan-based optical communications firm located in the Hsinchu Science Park, for up to CNY5.935 billion (approx. US$828 million). The deal, priced at roughly six times Source Photonics’ market value, aims to help Dongshan Precision break into the high-growth optical communication sector.