Tycoon reclaims Taiwan citizenship, donates NT$1 billion to defense against China
09/01/2022 04:16 PM
Robert Tsao (曹興誠), founder of contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), said Thursday that he had regained Taiwanese citizenship and was donating NT$1 billion (US$32.79 million) to train a 3.3 million-strong militia in support of Taiwan's defense efforts against China.
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