this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2023
112 points (95.9% liked)

Technology

71997 readers
2399 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.


Our Rules


  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

The billionaire founder of a key Apple supplier announced his Taiwan presidency run, saying Beijing can't threaten him because of his links with Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and Nvidia::He said no foreign investor would dare invest in China if Beijing confiscated Foxconn's vast assets.

top 8 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] wahming@monyet.cc 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Why would Beijing threaten him, they own him.

Also, Jack Ma proved no billionaire is too rich for China to touch

[–] Monomate@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Jack Ma being a Chinese national sure didn't help him avoid persecution.

[–] HollandJim@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He’ll be a moustache for Xi - he talks bluster, but his financial ties to China cut both ways.

I mean, let’s be real - NO ONE comes out like that unless they’re a puppet

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Oh good, another billionaire businessman wants to be leader.

[–] Vlhacs@reddthat.com 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

China be like: hold my baijiu

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

I remember Trump supporters saying that he'll be great because he's rich and so doesn't need more money from scams and corruption...

You don't get that rich without being deeply corrupt and deeply addicted to money

[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Pretty fucking anaemic that that’s the reason he can’t be threatened. Like, it’s not his unassailable logic or track record of humanitarian endeavours or some shit. It’s money. Just money.

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'd think it was easier to threaten someone with a humanitarian streak - you know, since it's clear they care about other people.