This Billionaire assembles the iPhone. Now he’s building an American factory
By Bloomberg
14 December 2018 |
9:00 am
Foxconn is known for being the biggest assembler of iPhones. Terry Gou is the chairman and largest shareholder of Foxconn. He's also Taiwan's richest man.
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