Taiwan tycoon to train 3M 'civilian warriors'

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 02, 2022 12:32 am

TAIPEI: A colorful Taiwanese tycoon on Thursday unveiled plans to train more than three million 'civilian warriors' to help defend the East Asian island in case of a Chinese invasion, donating TW$1 billion ($33 million) of his own money.

Robert Tsao, 75, is one of Taiwan's most successful businessmen and the founder of major microchip maker United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC).

CHIP CHIEF Robert Tsao, founder of Taiwanese microchip maker United Microelectronics Corp., displays an enlarged copy of his identity card while wearing body armor during a news conference in Taipei on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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