An actor who played the role of a presidential candidate in a Netflix drama is now a running mate to Foxconn founder Terry Gou

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Terry Gou (left) and Tammy Lai (right) waving in front of a Taiwan flag.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou has picked actor Tammy Lai as his running mate for Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.

Handout/Terry Gou

Elon Musk was rebuked by Taiwan after appearing to defend the one-China policy: 'Listen up, Taiwan is not for sale'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019, holding a microphone in front of a large red banner.
Elon Musk at the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in 2019.

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Biden says China is unlikely to invade Taiwan now because Beijing just too busy with its own economic crisis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden

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Wall Street firms and retired generals to discuss hypothetical Chinese invasion of Taiwan

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China aircraft carrier Fujian
China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.

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Meet Terry Gou, the 72-year-old billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier who now wants to be the president of Taiwan

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The founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou attends a campaign rally in Kaohsiung on May 7, 2023.
The founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou attends a campaign rally in Kaohsiung on May 7, 2023.

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TSMC's Arizona plant is delayed over poor management, not a shortage of US skilled labor, the workers building it say

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Mark Liu TSMC Arizona workers
TSMC's chair, Mark Liu, and workers on-site in Phoenix.

(Left) Reuters/Carlos Barria, (Right) AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

The billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier announced his Taiwan presidency run, saying Beijing can't threaten him because of his links with Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and Nvidia

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Terry Gou, Foxconn founder announces run for Taiwan presidency during a press event in Taipei.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announced his bid for Taiwan's presidency.

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The US is selling Taiwan a $500 million search and tracking system for its F-16 fighter jets

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The tracking system will be used by Taiwan's F-16 jets.

US Air Force

'Dr. Doom' Nouriel Roubini says China and the US need to dial back tensions or risk a conflict that would destroy the world economy

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"Dr. Doom" economist Nouriel Roubini pointed to growing tensions between the US and China.

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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says he would let China invade Taiwan so long as the US has got enough semiconductors

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Vivek Ramaswamy
2024 presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a Fair Side Chat with Governor Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on August 12, 2023.

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