Ralph Jennings

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Terry Gou, chairman of the world's largest contract assembler of consumer electronics, during a press conference at the Nationalist Party’s headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Gou said Wednesday he intends to run for president of Taiwan, bringing his pro-business and China-friendly policies to what is expected to be a crowded field for next year's election.
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