Foxconn founder Terry Gou qualifies to run for Taiwan president

Terry Gou, the billionaire founding father of main Apple provider Foxconn, has collected thrice the quantity of signatures wanted to qualify to run in Taiwan’s presidential elections, the federal government stated on Tuesday.

In an announcement, Gou thanked his backers for his or her “enthusiastic assist” and vowed to work onerous to attain “peace throughout the Taiwan Strait.”

Gou introduced his bid in August, saying he wished to unite the opposition and make sure the island didn’t turn into “the subsequent Ukraine,” blaming the ruling Democratic Progressive Social gathering (DPP) for taking Taiwan to the brink of struggle by antagonizing China which claims the island as its personal territory.