Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou announced his intention to run in Taiwan¡¯s presidential election as an independent, deepening competition among the opposition contenders for the job.
Gou declared his candidacy for the vote in January 2024 at a briefing in Taipei on Monday. For his bid to become official, he will need to secure signatures from around 290,000 voters.
¡°Over the past seven years, I¡¯ve witnessed Taiwan go from being prosperous to being on the brink of falling off a cliff in many aspects, including the economy, national defense and foreign affairs,¡± he said. ¡°If we don¡¯t pull back now, it will be too late to save Taiwan from falling. We have to take down the Democratic Progressive Party.¡±
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