Terry Gou Says Apple, Tesla Links Mean China Can’t Pressure His Business
- Seeking Taiwan presidency, Gou “won’t bow” to China’s threats
- Gou says he can improve relations between Beijing and Taipei
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Tech billionaire Terry Gou denied Beijing could pressure him through his extensive operations in the country, which include much of Apple Inc.’s supply chain — in comments that came as he said he’d run in Taiwan’s next presidential election.
If China were to confiscate assets of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., it would hurt the interests of major global pension funds, and “no foreign investor will dare to invest,” he said at the launch of his campaign in Taipei. He also name-checked key customers including Apple, Tesla Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Nvidia Corp., saying any halt to production due to political pressure would disrupt supply chains, something China would need to explain to the world.