I wonder: Is he that stupid or does he think everyone else is that stupid?

Terry Gou Says Apple, Tesla Links Mean China Can’t Pressure His Business

Presidential elections are slowly approaching in #Taiwan and like before, they are internationally important. Why would elections on an island state be important for the world? Because one or two candidates might want to sell Taiwan to the PRC - without outright saying so, of course, they can phrase that much more nicely. But if they did, Japan and the Philippines would be rather screwed - and step by step other countries would feel the results too.

The party living strongest under the delusion that they could gain favours from their former arch enemies by selling Taiwan to them (Which is the #KMT, while their offshoots range from even more delusioned (NP) to actually liking Taiwan (TSU), but none of them has any chance to win.) seems to be as divided as in 2000. Back then the PFP (People First Party) was formed, because the KMT nominated a candidate who did not enjoy a very high popularity - a judgement with which the candidate himself (Lian Chan) of course did not agree at all.

This time a business magnate, Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn, would like to run for president himself, but the KMT has again other plans. He hasn't announced it yet, but he will need to found a new party, if he wants to run for president. And he already has the ultimate reason why he is absolutely trustworthy: Foxconn is manufacturing for Apple and Tesla, so the PRC can't pressure him.

Yes, seriously, that's what he said. Never mind he wants to sell Taiwan to the PRC, just like the other guy who actually got nominated by the KMT. (The point is that he wants to sell it so he can gain favours.) I would really like to know if he actually believes that BS. And I wonder how many people fall for it.

The candidate currently with he highest hopes does btw. come from the DPP, which means we will get another round of large-scale military drills around Taiwan by the peace-loving PRC.