Terry Gou (L), founder and former chairman of Foxconn and independent Taiwanese presidential candidate, joins his hand with his running mate Lai Pei-hsia during a press conference in Taipei on September 14, 2023.
Terry Gou, the founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn , on Thursday said his running mate in Taiwan's presidential election next year would be Tammy Lai, an actress who starred in a high-profile Netflix drama.
At a news conference in Taipei, Gou introduced the veteran actress, author and singer Lai as his running mate.
She played a presidential candidate in the hit Taiwanese Netflix show "Wave Makers" earlier this year.
I told myself that last year I would set no ceiling for myself, and I didn't expect I'd actually be raised up this far," Lai told reporters.
Persons:
Terry Gou, Lai Pei, Tammy Lai, Gou, Democratic Progressive Party's, William Lai, Lai
Organizations:
Apple, Netflix, Democratic Progressive, Kuomintang, Taiwan People's Party
Locations:
Taipei, Taiwan's, Taiwan