Terry Gou, the man who made iPhones, bids again to be Taiwan president


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Terry Gou, Foxconn founder announces his bid for the Taiwan presidency during a press event in Taipei, Taiwan August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights TAIPEI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - After mastering making iPhones, Taiwan's Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn (2317.TW), now wants to turn his entrepreneurial skills elsewhere - to be the island's next president. After at least two previous failed bids, Gou, 72, is seeking to unite a fractured opposition amid rising tensions with China, which he blames on the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) hostility to Beijing. "Over the...