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The Terry Gou I Know Won’t Be China’s Man
Foxconn’s founder is an astute and unpredictable dealmaker who rarely lets anyone else call the shots.
Gou at KMT headquarters.
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After almost two decades covering Foxconn Technology Group, the Taiwanese maker of iPhones, one thing I’ve noticed about its founder and chairman Terry Gou is that he’s a pragmatist.
While he regularly expresses opinions on policy, such as taxes, he otherwise leaves politics to politicians. With most of Foxconn’s facilities and workforce in China, the best way for a Taiwanese to get things done there is to stay out of the fray.