The clash erupted late Sunday in a privately-managed dormitory for Foxconn
employees who work at the company's factory in Taiyuan.
Reportedly, 5,000 police officers were dispatched to the dormitory and
brought the chaos under control early Monday.
Foxconn says the incident appears to have started as a personal dispute and
does not appear to be work related.
The Taiyuan plant employs 79,000 workers and manufactures automobile electronic
components, consumer electronic components, and precision moldings.
Foxconn, owned by Taiwan's Hon Hai, is the world's largest contract maker of
electronic goods and employs about one million workers in factories across
China.
The company has faced scrutiny over complaints about its wages and working
conditions.