After Guo Taiming announced his withdrawal from the Taiwan provincial election, three important signals were released. First, he emphasized the idea that "people don't quit when they quit", suggesting that he may re-participate in elections in the future. This signal shows that Gou's withdrawal from the election is not a complete abandonment of political careers, but a wise choice made because of the current unfavorable situation.
Secondly, Gou's poll results are very unsatisfactory, not even 10%, which shows that his chances of winning are extremely slim. This suggests that Gou's withdrawal from the election was motivated by rational considerations to avoid wasting time and resources in a doomed campaign.
Finally, Gou's exit could make him a focal point for factional contention. Although he was unable to rally the support of voters, his influence remained impossible to ignore. Both the Kuomintang and *** will try to win the support of Gou Taiming in exchange for more votes. It's also an opportunity for him personally.
An important reason for Gou's withdrawal from the election is the Foxconn problem he faces. Recently, Foxconn has been investigated by relevant departments one after another, exposing a series of scandals. Foxconn's plight in China has seriously affected Gou's industry, but this is only one of the setbacks that Foxconn has faced in China.
In addition to domestic, Foxconn's overseas development has also been hampered. Although Foxconn had planned to build a factory in India and received support from the local community, it eventually found that the support was not as expected, and even encountered resistance from local companies.
This series of problems has put Foxconn's development in a difficult situation, and for Gou, this is a very serious situation. Foxconn is a huge capital and premise for him, and if Foxconn really goes wrong, then Gou's future may become extremely difficult.
Therefore, Gou's withdrawal from the election actually sends an important signal that the predicament faced by Foxconn is very serious, which also makes Gou have no time to take care of other things.
Foxconn's predicament is actually a microcosm of the problems Apple is facing. In recent years, Apple's overseas development has not been smooth. Especially after the rise of Huawei, Apple's orders in the Chinese market have fallen sharply, and its position in the domestic market has become precarious.
At the same time, Apple also began to look for more OEM suppliers, and Foxconn's order volume fell further as a result. However, Foxconn's development is facing many difficulties. The profitability of the OEM industry mainly depends on cheap labor and efficient execution, and these advantages are no longer obvious in the current situation. Especially in recent years, the labor cost in China has risen sharply, and Foxconn's salary level has been unable to attract most people.
Foxconn chose to develop in India because it hoped to use cheap labor to find new opportunities. However, India's labor is less costly, but it lacks efficient execution, which is a big problem for Foxconn.
In addition, BYD, another domestic giant, has also begun to rise in the field of foundry, not only in the field of automobiles and batteries, but also began to enter the fields of mobile phones and computers. This makes Foxconn face greater competitive pressure in the competition for contract processing orders.
At present, Foxconn is facing many difficulties and obstacles, and it is still unknown who can win more orders in the OEM industry.
It can be seen from the incident of Gou's withdrawal from the election that the predicament faced by Foxconn has seriously affected his personal future and plans. The Foxconn issue is not only the focus of Gou's personal attention, but also an important link in the entire industrial chain. The dilemmas and challenges faced by Foxconn are actually common problems faced by companies such as Apple.
In the current situation, Foxconn needs to find new development opportunities, and this is not easy. The OEM industry is no longer the "cash cow" of the cheap labor era of the past, but is facing many new challenges and changes.
For Mr. Gou, withdrawing from the election was a wise choice, and he needed to focus on solving the dilemma facing Foxconn. Regardless of the fate of Foxconn in the future, Gou's withdrawal from the election has sent a signal: Foxconn is facing a serious predicament that needs to be solved urgently. Foxconn, as the core capital and premise of Gou, if something goes wrong, Gou's career will also be seriously affected. Therefore, Gou chose to focus on Foxconn and temporarily abandoned the election. Foxconn's predicament is also a microcosm of the problems faced by companies such as Apple, and the OEM industry is no longer the "cash cow" of the cheap labor era of the past, facing many new challenges and changes. In the current situation, Foxconn needs to find new development opportunities, but who can win the "best OEM" position is still uncertain. Therefore, the signal sent by Gou's withdrawal from the election is very important and has a significant impact on his personal and Foxconn's future development.