Taiwan's plan to hire Indian workers sees racist backlash on social media: Why Taipei has blamed China for this

A recent Bloomberg news report that said India and Taiwan were in discussions about sending "tens of thousands of workers to the island as early as next month" generated a flurry of concern among social media users in Taiwan, resulting in what Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said was a "surge of racist remarks belittling Indian workers". The Bloomberg report had said Taiwan "could hire as many as 100,000 Indians to work at factories, farms and hospitals", citing Taiwanese officials who had asked not to be identified. The Indian and Taiwanese governments were expected to sign an employment mobility agreement…