08:31 AM EDT, 10/10/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Apple's ( AAPL ) main supply partner Foxconn Technology Group had four of its Taiwanese employees detained by Chinese authorities this week, media outlets reported Thursday, citing Taiwan authorities.

The employees worked at Zhengzhou's Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world's largest iPhone assembly plant and a company within Foxconn, Bloomberg reported.

They were detained on charges of breach of trust, Bloomberg reported, citing a statement issued Wednesday by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council.

Apple ( AAPL ) and Foxconn did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

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