Terry Gou (Chinese: 郭台銘; pinyin: Guō Táimíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Tâi-bêng; born 18 October 1950) is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician. Gou is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics.[1] Founded in 1974, Foxconn grew to become an international business empire, becoming the largest private employer and exporter in mainland China with a workforce of 1.2 million.[2] As of 2022, Gou had a net worth of US$6.8 billion.[3]
Beginning in 2016, speculation surrounding Gou's political ambitions arose ahead of the 2020 presidential election.[4][5][6][7] In 2019, Gou resigned from Foxconn and joined the Kuomintang (KMT) to run for president, declaring he was instructed by the sea goddess Mazu in a dream to contest the election.[8] Gou ultimately lost the election, coming in second in the Kuomintang primary.[9] After leaving the party following the 2019 primary, Gou rejoined in 2023 and announced his intention to run for president in the 2024 presidential election,[10] but after running as an independent candidate, he ended his campaign in late November 2023.[11]
Once described as an "old friend" by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Gou has been characterized as friendly to Mainland business interests during his political and business career.[12][13] In December 2022, Gou was credited with helping to successfully lobby the Xi Jinping Administration to ease zero-COVID rules implemented during the pandemic.[14] On foreign policy, Gou has criticized the Taiwan independence movement and has called for a deescalation of Sino–American tensions.[15] Owing to his business background and image as a political outsider, Gou has been compared in international media to former U.S. President Donald Trump.[16][17][18]
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^Ho, Jane (27 April 2022). "Taiwan's 50 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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^"Election 2024/Business tycoon Terry Gou drops out of presidential race". Focus Taiwan: CNA English News. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
^Chung, Lawrence (18 April 2019). "Terry Gou: Taiwan's wealthiest man - and future presidential candidate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 April 2023. "Today, Gou is known in Beijing as a "mainland-friendly business leader" and even Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called him his "old friend".
^Ihara, Kensaku (18 April 2019). "Terry Gou's China ties complicate his Taiwan presidential run". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^Zhai, Keith; Jie, Yang (8 December 2022). "Letter From Apple Supplier Foxconn's Founder Prodded China to Ease Zero-Covid Rules". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^Hoskins, Peter (5 April 2023). "Terry Gou: Foxconn founder in fresh run for Taiwan presidency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Nakazawa, Katsuji (19 September 2019). "Foxconn's Terry Gou drops bid to be Taiwanese Donald Trump". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Griffiths, James (18 April 2019). "A goddess inspired a Taiwanese billionaire to follow Trump's example". CNN. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Hille, Kathrin (19 April 2019). "Terry Gou, Taiwan's disrupter-in-chief moves into politics". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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