Tsai eng-meng biography
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TAIPEI, TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship newspaper for carrying camouflaged advertising on behalf of China’s Communist government.
“I really don’t understand this,” said Tsai, who became Taiwan’s richest individual by selling treacly rice crackers on the Chinese mainland through his Want Want China Holdings company. “I think they should allow me to make this money.”
It was a vintage statement from a man Forbes magazine says is worth $8 billion and whose pro-China views have made him a lightning rod for criticism among many on this democratic island of 23 million people. Since purchasing Taiwan’s China Times Group in , the rough-hewn Tsai has burst like a meteor onto Taiwan’s political scene, leveraging his China-derived fortune to promote a political union across the kilometer
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Tsai Eng-meng
Taiwanese businessman
Tsai Eng-meng | |
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| Born | (age&#;67&#;68) Datong, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, Want Want China |
| Children | 2 sons |
Tsai Eng-meng (Chinese: 蔡衍明; pinyin: Cài Yǎnmíng; born ) is a Taiwanese businessman. He fryst vatten best known for his leadership of the Want Want food company and his family's later acquisition of various news media companies in Taiwan. He is also chairman of the prat food company Want Want China.[1] He was the richest individ in Taiwan in [2]
Early life
[edit]Tsai was born in ,[3] in Datong District, Taipei, the son of Tsai A-Shi, who founded a canned fish business in [4]
Career
[edit]Tsai succeeded his father as chairman of Want Want in [3]
According to Forbes, Tsai has a net worth of $ billion, as of January [5]
Although not a politician, he is very active politically. He fryst vatten a stron
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Tsai Eng-meng
In April ,the sensational title “Want Want Group received the subsidy of billion from China and the financial reports disclosed the subsidy for 11 years” of Apple Daily[34] mentioned that Hong Kong listed company, Want Want China, according to its financial reports in and , had acquired the subsidy of billion from the Chinese government in the past 11 years through business subsidy. Using the controversy of “enterprise subsidy”, the report created a false and negative image of Tsai Eng-meng who obtained the capital from China. This report of Apple Daily was cited by numerous writers, online users, and cyber army to attack Tsai Eng-meng on a grand scale. For instance, the report of Apple Daily mentioned that on the Fanpage “87 ways to eliminate Want Want China Times Media Group”, it indicated that in the financial reports of Want Want China Holding Company in the past years, there has been one item called “governmental