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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::He said no foreign investor would dare invest in China if Beijing confiscated Foxconn's vast assets.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why would Beijing threaten him, they own him.

Also, Jack Ma proved no billionaire is too rich for China to touch

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Jack Ma being a Chinese national sure didn't help him avoid persecution.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He’ll be a moustache for Xi - he talks bluster, but his financial ties to China cut both ways.

I mean, let’s be real - NO ONE comes out like that unless they’re a puppet

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Oh good, another billionaire businessman wants to be leader.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

China be like: hold my baijiu

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I remember Trump supporters saying that he'll be great because he's rich and so doesn't need more money from scams and corruption...

You don't get that rich without being deeply corrupt and deeply addicted to money

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty fucking anaemic that that’s the reason he can’t be threatened. Like, it’s not his unassailable logic or track record of humanitarian endeavours or some shit. It’s money. Just money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'd think it was easier to threaten someone with a humanitarian streak - you know, since it's clear they care about other people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Like as if US and Taiwan business links wasn't going to be used to hurt China if a war comes. They are already being used to contain china. Why is this fart even suggesting that he can make a difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Aren't we missing an entire Buddhist Lama