Foxconn tycoon Terry Gou’s bid for Taiwan presidency hits feminist storm
- Terry Gou reveals his wife has left him over his move into politics
- Dismisses her opposition with sexist remark
Taiwan’s wealthiest man Terry Gou has caused a storm after dismissing his wife’s opposition to his presidential bid by saying “the harem should not meddle in politics”.
Gou made the comment to multiple media outlets after revealing on Thursday that his wife Delia Tseng had left him after his announcement last week that he intended to run for president in January’s elections.
The 69-year-old head of tech giant Foxconn is seeking nomination from the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang (KMT) opposition party, after declaring the sea goddess Matsu had urged him to take part in the presidential race.
“My biggest challenge now is my wife who has already left home,” he told local channel ECB.
When asked for his reaction to his wife’s departure, Gou made the controversial remark, sparking a backlash on social media.
“Who does chairman Gou think he is? If he wants to be an emperor he should go to [mainland] China to replace Xi Jinping,” prominent feminist campaigner Fan Yun wrote on her Facebook page.