TAIPEI: A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan won the opposition party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, beating Foxconn founder Terry Gou and posting a direct challenge to President Tsai Ing-wen who is seeking re-election.
The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) said Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu (pic) beat four other contenders in a national tally for its primary race, including the billionaire founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, Gou.
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