2023-09-04
Presidential hopeful Terry Gou is stepping down from the board of Foxconn, the technology company he founded in 1974. His status as a board member and large shareholder had raised questions after he announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency last week. https://ec.ltn.com.tw/...
Reuters
Foxconn founder Terry Gou resigns as a company board member due to “personal reasons”, less than a week after announcing his bid to be Taiwan's next president
2023-09-03
Presidential hopeful Terry Gou is stepping down from the board of Foxconn, the technology company he founded in 1974. His status as a board member and large shareholder had raised questions after he announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency last week. https://ec.ltn.com.tw/...
Reuters
Foxconn founder Terry Gou resigns as a company board member due to “personal reasons”, less than a week after announcing a bid to be Taiwan's next president
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple (AAPL.O) supplier Foxconn (2317.TW), resigned as a company board member …
2023-08-28
@Reuters Terry Gou: “Foxconn has almost one million shareholders. If China were to confiscate Foxconn's assets, they wouldn't just be confiscating my assets, but those of shareholders worldwide, including those on Wall Street. (...) If they did, who would dare invest in China anymore?” [image]
Wall Street Journal
Foxconn founder Terry Gou plans to run in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, after an unsuccessful bid in 2019
Terry Gou's independent candidacy could split opposition vote and boost the ruling party, which seeks closer U.S. ties amid Chinese pressure
Responding to a question from @Reuters, Terry Gou says that if China were to confiscate Foxconn's assets in China to pressure him, he wouldn't be moved and would even welcome it. “Yes, do it!” he said to applause from the crowd.
Wall Street Journal
Foxconn founder Terry Gou plans to run in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, after an unsuccessful bid in 2019
Terry Gou's independent candidacy could split opposition vote and boost the ruling party, which seeks closer U.S. ties amid Chinese pressure
To register as a candidate, Gou will need to collect 280,000 signatures by November 2nd. According to media reports, Gou is aiming at one million signatures. He has the support of several local political leaders from the pan-blue camp, making it easy to mobilize signatures.
Wall Street Journal
Foxconn founder Terry Gou plans to run in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, after an unsuccessful bid in 2019
Terry Gou's independent candidacy could split opposition vote and boost the ruling party, which seeks closer U.S. ties amid Chinese pressure