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The Taiwanese entrepreneur, who established a company that evolved into the largest global electronics contract manufacturer and a significant provider of iPhones, resigned as the head of Foxconn in 2019.
Tension between Taipei and Beijing has surged in the run-up to January's election, as China stages regular military exercises near the island to assert sovereignty claims that Taiwan's democratically elected government rejects.
Foxconn founder Terry Gou stepped down as Foxconn chief in 2019 and made a presidential bid that year, but dropped out after losing the race to win the nomination for the KMT, which traditionally favours close ties with China.
Billionaire Terry Gou, who said last month he would run for president of Taiwan in 2020, met Trump last week to discuss the status of the Taiwan company’s planned investment in Wisconsin.
The two U.S. technology giants plan to "chip in funds", Gou said, according the interview with the newspaper. It was not immediately clear if this would take the form of a direct investment in the semiconductor unit or would be financing for the deal.
Gou was speaking as Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, broke ground for a 61 billion yuan (USD 8.87 billion) flat-screen display factory in Guangzhou province, southern China.
Taiwan-based Foxconn, which makes iPhone, iPad and other Apple products, will initially make mobile phones at a 2 lakh square feet facility in Navi Mumbai and later laptops and computers, said Apurva Chandra, Principal Secretary - Industries, Maharashtra government.
The acquisition by Foxconn unites Sharp, a pioneering electronics brand founded in 1912, with a company six decades younger that is little known to consumers but has grown rapidly as a contract manufacturer for global brands.
The meeting comes a day after the Taiwanese company, known formally as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, put a deal to take over the ailing Japanese electronics maker on hold, with sources saying previously undisclosed liabilities were responsible for the 11th hour delay.
Announcing the moves, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the investment will prevent over 20 million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution in China between now and 2020, equivalent to taking nearly four million passenger vehicles off the road for a year.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government expects clean energy to yield business worth USD 160 billion in India in the next five years, based on the country's power generation targets.
Existing investors Temasek, BlackRock, Myriad and Premji Invest also participated in the latest funding round, Snapdeal said in a statement. The company had raised more than USD 1 billion, from investors including Softbank (USD 627 million) and iconic business leader Ratan Tata (personal investment).
The 5-year deal, announced last weekend, is a reminder of the pulling power of India's wealthiest states - even as the central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits its biggest reform roadblocks to date, over tax and land reform.
Terry Gou, Chairman of Foxconn says the company will hire India based employees as he considers India to be the best IT producer/generator and will establish an exchange programme, for the same.
The announcement was made by Foxconn founder Terry Gou and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis after the signing of an accord between the two in the state capital, Mumbai.
Shares of Adani Enterprises surged over 9 percent, extending its rally for the second straight session, after Taiwan-based Foxconn, which makes iPhone, iPad and other Apple products, said it's in talks with the Adani group to set up manufacturing factories in India.
Foxconn, the trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, will invest in India as it builds a supply chain in the country, in a move that may help the country's efforts to build a technology manufacturing base.
The person, who declined to say how much Snapdeal would be valued after the investment, said the deal could be finalised within a few days at the earliest though it may also take weeks.
"Foxconn is sending a delegation of their officers to scout for locations in Maharashtra. We expect it to visit the state in a month's time," state industry minister Subhash Desai told agency.
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