Trump meets Taiwan’s Foxconn boss-turned-politician Terry Gou at White House
- Presidential hopeful says he will be a peacemaker, not a troublemaker, if he wins
- From one billionaire to another: ‘It’s a tough job,’ Trump tells Gou
Foxconn billionaire chairman Terry Gou has met United States President Donald Trump, saying he would still seek US support for Taiwan should he become the self-ruled island’s president.
The fledgling politician has said he will run for the pro-Beijing Kuomintang opposition party in Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a breakaway province, to be taken back by force, if necessary.
Gou said he told Trump in their meeting on Wednesday that he was running for Taiwan’s presidency, and Trump replied, “It’s a tough job”.
Gou told Trump that he would be a peacemaker, but not a troublemaker, should he be elected, according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, which quoted him as saying: “If I am elected, I would be seeking to go to Washington.”
“If I could not make it, it would be because of Beijing,” he said, adding that he would tell Beijing to recognise the existence of the Republic of China – Taiwan’s official title – and allow Taiwan to survive.