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> Terry Guo briefly ran for president of the Republic of China. I have reservations about Foxconn too, but I’m not sure I understand why this bit is relevant.
by hnworthing 5y ago
> Terry Guo briefly ran for president of the Republic of China.
I have reservations about Foxconn too, but I’m not sure I understand why this bit is relevant. The Republic of China = Taiwan, a US ally. (Mainland China is the People’s Republic of China). This is akin to Bloomberg running for president.
Also it’s Terry Gou and not Guo.
- hayst4ck 5y agoMy understanding is that he ran under KMT, which is the much more China friendly party.
- 8note 5y agoI wouldn't fault a Canadian prime Minister for running with a US friendly platform.
- hayst4ck 5y agoWhy? Is geography or military danger the key element, economic deals, or easy borders? Taiwan is a vibrant liberal democracy that feels very western. China is a fascist ethnostate. China is threatening Taiwan's ability to self determine with military force, economic sanctions, and any other means of coercion at their disposal. China has demonstrated it's bad faith via denial of 1 country 2 systems, as well as a pineapple (miliworms) and pineapple cake (ractopamine) ban done clearly in bad faith (not for the reason stated). The equivalence you have made is absolutely false. The relationship between Taiwan and China, the relationship between foxconn and china, and the releationship between Terry, the KMT, China, and the US, are all quite complicated. Above it was claimed that Foxconn/Terry are Taiwanese and therefore American Allies, but Foxconn's business is primarily conducted in China and the KMT are definitely the party that China is aiming to corrupt Taiwan's leadership through. It's complicated.