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Meet Terry Gou, the 72-year-old billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier who now wants to be the president of Taiwan
Meet Terry Gou, the 72-year-old billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier who now wants to be the president of Taiwan
Huileng TanAug 29, 2023, 15:51 IST
The founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou attends a campaign rally in Kaohsiung on May 7, 2023.Jameson Wu/AFP/Getty Images
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency on Monday.
He founded Foxconn in 1974 with a $7,500 loan and grew it into a global contract manufacturer behemoth.
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Foxconn founder Terry Gou — who is worth nearly $7 billion — announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency on Monday
Terry Gou, Foxconn founder announces bid for Taiwan presidency during a press event in Taipei, Taiwan August 28, 2023.Ann Wang/Reuters
Gou's counting on Foxconn's elite clientele to help keep Beijing at bay
Foxconn founder Terry Gou said Beijing wouldn't be able to use his vast empire to influence him.Ann Wang/Reuters
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Gou founded Foxconn in 1974 with a $7,500 loan from his mother
Terry Gou, who is now worth nearly $7 billion, is a classic rages-to-riches story.Reuters
In the 1980s, Gou peddled his goods by going door-to-door in the US
Terry Gou, founder and chairman of Foxconn in 2017.Eason Lam/Reuters
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Gou previously announced he was running in the 2020 election
Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn and a contender to be Taiwan's next president, prays before a campaign rally eventAnn Wang/Reuters