TAIPEI – Foxconn’s Chairman Terry Gou said Tuesday he is considering whether to run for Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election, a day after Reuters reported the tycoon planned to step down from the world’s largest contract manufacturer.
Speaking on the sidelines of an event to mark the 40th anniversary of Taiwan-U.S. ties, Gou declined to say which party he could represent, at a time of heightened tensions between the self-ruled island and Beijing.
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