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The Taiwanese semiconductor magnate, founder of chipmaker UMC, has donated $100 million for the defense of the archipelago.
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On is not serious when one is 76 years old. Robert Tsao may have been born in 1947, but this Taiwanese tycoon looks like a young rebel. Like a rocker, he had two red and blue Mandarin characters tattooed on the knuckles of his left hand. “Peace comes from knowledge”, they say. A mantra that is also displayed on calligraphy in the Zen living room of his apartment with a view overlooking a green park in the center of Taipei. “I remembered what Confucius said:“At 70, do what you please”laughs the retired founder of semiconductor giant UMC, number two in the market. So I thought, why not get a tattoo? »
In the summer of 2022, the rather discreet man threw a stone into the pond. As Beijing simulated a blockade around…
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