The boss and founder of Foxconn, Terry Gou, has just announced his intention to participate in the next presidential election to be held next year.
Taiwan is at the center of geopolitical concerns in Asia-Pacific, with Chinese attempts to take over the island in the face of the massive American presence in the region. The situation is fixed, but could be upset by the arrival of a surprise candidate in the next elections.
Terry Gou, the entrepreneur candidate
It is said, the presidential election of Taiwan next year could not be confined to the usual duel between the Progressive Democratic Party of the current president Tsai Ing-wen and the Kuomintang. The president of the largest electronics group under contract in the world Foxconn, Terry Gou, has just announced his intention to take part in the ballot.
This declaration puts an end to several weeks of speculation. Indeed, in recent weeks, the head of the company, a partner in particular of Apple, had traveled the country organizing many events. He has tried twice in the past to run under the Kuomintang label, both attempts which failed. Terry Gou arises this time as an independent, who will launch ” the era of contractor reign “.
For a more accommodating policy with China
Although he was unable to win the Kuomintang nomination, Terry Gou is still following the same foreign policy as the party founded by Sun Yat-sen, historically more accommodating with China. ” Under the leadership of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for about seven years, they have led Taiwan into international war danger. Domestically, their policies are riddled with errors “, he thus explained. He added that ” Taiwan must not become Ukraine, and [qu’il ne laissera] not Taiwan become the next Ukraine “.
However, the businessman is not yet guaranteed to participate in the race for the presidency. He will now have to collect more than 290,000 signatures before November 2 to be able to have his file validated by the electoral commission. The latter will meet on November 14 to examine and validate the signatures submitted by each of the candidates. The question we can ask ourselves now is what will Elon Musk say?
Source : BFM TV
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