Foxconn Technology Group’s billionaire founder Terry Gou has quit the race to become Taiwan’s next president.
Gou said he had decided to set aside his political ambitions for the greater good of Taiwan and expressed his hope one of the opposition candidates could beat the ruling Democratic Progressive Party in January’s election, according to a statement from his campaign Friday.
“Those who achieve great things can disregard praise or criticism. Terry Gou may be forgotten by the people, but for the future of the Republic of China, I choose to sacrifice myself for the greater good,” he said in the statement, refer to Taiwan’s official name. “This is my utmost dedication to my homeland.”
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