Foxconn founder Terry Gou asks gods if he should run for president

[SBFNews]

Foxconn founder Terry Gou asks gods if he should run for president​

Recent polling shows Gou in second place as most favored KMT candidate​

2023/01/22 19:56

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foxconn founder and former CEO Terry Gou (郭台銘) has asked the gods to decide whether he should run for president in 2024.

According to a report from UDN, Gou visited the Cihui and Jieyun Temples in Banqiao, New Taipei this morning, telling reporters he “asked the gods and will let them decide” whether he should run for the nation’s top office in 2024.

UDN reported large and lively crowds of Gou’s supporters at the temples, places where Gou said he grew up around and visits every year.

Despite what the gods may say, a January 5 poll indicated New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) remains as the frontrunner for the opposition Kuomintang. Gou came second in the poll at 28.6%, followed by Eric Chu's (朱立倫) 7.9% and media personality Jaw Shaw-kong's (趙少康) 4.0%.

In 2019 Gou announced that he would run for the presidency as the Kuomintang (KMT) candidate, but was beaten by former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) in a competitive primary. In April of the same year CNA reported Gou's claim that the deity Mazu came to him in a dream, instructing him to do good for the Taiwanese people.

KMT will likely begin discussions on choosing a candidate in March, according to UDN.

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4788569

 

[maxsanic]

All these KMT jokers... when the party was in trouble all run away and push the presidency candidature to each other, refuse to help out financially, act blur pretend not to know each other etc. Now that DPP is in the doldrums one by one all emerge from their rabbit holes to snatch the little carrots.

 

[batman1]

Till now,He's not even a kmt member.

 

[realDonaldTrump]

The Big Five

DPP Chairman Lai Ching-Te

KMT New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi

Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je

KMT Chairman Eric Chu

Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou (Former and Returning KMT member)

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Analysis:

1. The United States favours someone who maintains status-quo. KMT candidates are leaning towards China and Japan favours Lai Ching-Te.

2. DPP has too much scandal, even their wildly unpopular Prime Minister refuses to step down. On surface, it is like Lai Ching-Te is only uncorrupted person left in DPP. He is DPP's hope but he has so much baggage.

3. Being the Chairman of Taiwan People Party, Ko Wen-je is likely to stand as a candidate as the Taiwanese electorate system awards non-district seats (with voting rights) to Presidential candidates who garner at least 5% of the popular votes.

4. If Hou, Gou and Chu ended up as different Presidential candidates, and along with Ko Wen-je's participation, DPP will win like Tony Tan in a three/four-cornered fight.

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Less Popular Candidates:

Current Premier Su Tseng-Chang
Wildly unpopular among Taiwanese public.

Former KMT Chairman-candidate Chang Yia-Chung
Came in second in last KMT Chairman election, respected uncorrupted academic but lacks support from KMT management.

Former Kaohsiung Mayor: Han Kuo-yi
Unlikely to obtain KMT nomination but likely ruin chances of all KMT Presidential-candidate and garner more popular votes than Ko Wen-je if he runs as independent candidate.

 

[syed putra]

How much their pay as president? Can match hongkie and singkie pay?

 

[Liquigas]

Terry Gou is a mainlander. At one time a presidential candidate's background as mainlander or native Taiwanese are important factor. Think not anymore.

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Terry Gou is a mainlander. At one time a presidential candidate's background as mainlander or native Taiwanese are important factor. Think not anymore.

Taiwanese SMEs don't like Terry because he is a ruthless to his vendors. Maybe from the corporate world, the TSMC founder Morris Chang is the best man to lead Taiwan; confirm peace and prospersity. But having said that, real business people don't join politics unless their backers tell them to.

 

[Poor Guy]

I think Lai will win in 2024 and a 3rd term for DPP

 

[realDonaldTrump]

KMT New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi to reach Singapore today for 4-days visit
https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304190009

 

[laksaboy]

Foxconn boss is a CCP doggie. That Lai guy is the real deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Foxconn boss is a CCP doggie. That Lai guy is the real deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te

Lai (DPP), Ko (TPP) and Hou (KMT) are all former/current mayors who were all honest, very hardworking and serious during their stints.

Businessmen in Taiwan also hate Terry for Foxconn being ruthless not only to competitors but also their suppliers (heavy penalties imposed to make money from suppliers in the course of their business).

- If Terry represents KMT, they stand to lose supporters to TPP.
- If Terry can't represent KMT, he may work with TPP (although he claimed to support KMT's final candidate). Terry's prodigies, eg newly-elected HsinChu mayor Ann Kao cooperate closely with TPP.

 

[red amoeba]

Given the current political climate KMT will have a hard time convincing voters that their pro CCP stance is way to go. Lai is more hard core pro indépendence than English vegetable. Expect him to thrash KMT.

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Given the current political climate KMT will have a hard time convincing voters that their pro CCP stance is way to go. Lai is more hard core pro indépendence than English vegetable. Expect him to thrash KMT.

Lai (DPP), Ko (TPP) and Hou (KMT) are not corrupted. These three should be good presidents if anyone of them win.

Independent-Candidate Terry + TPP Ko Wen-je has the best odds against Lai.
Terry will garner the pro-china voters
Ko will get the youth and middle-voters

KMT Terry + KMT Han Kuo-yi will be the best combination for a pure KMT nomination, however they are unlikely to win.

 

[realDonaldTrump]

Hou being interviewed before leaving for Singapore yesterday. Hou will visit NTUitive, an innovation hub of Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, and several public and private agencies. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304190021

 

[tanwahtiu]

Taiwan need to join BRIC to survive and trade in Yuan moving forward.... why stay with US when end of US dollars is coming....

Sea and ocean trade routes are dangerous when US dollars is useless and US will become pirates of the sea....

 

[tanwahtiu]

One of them is good enough to be President of Taiwan.... and US AMDK must kowtau to them...

@14: 22 to 14:50 ... the fat man tangkee life is in danger sitting in front of flying axes if it slip off the hand to kill him ..... huat ah....

Anyway... if this fat man tangkee is killed by flying axes... BBQ him and eat him for huat luck... huat ahh... nothing goes to waste....

 

[Sideswipe]

KMT is more likely to nominate Hou, not Gou as Presidential candidate. second time unlucky for Gou.

 

[ftan42]

to field which candidate for the election is already pre-planned