The spokesman said Ma attended more than 10 of the FPG’s annual sports activities and ran with Wang Yung-ching in the 5,000m races.
Ma was particularly impressed by Wang Yung-ching’s physical energy, will power and discipline, the spokesman said, adding that Ma remembered vividly how frugally the billionaire had lived when Wang Yung-ching and his wife invited him to have oyster noodle soup after an annual sports event two years ago.
Wang Yu-chi said that Wang Yung-ching paid great attention to efficiency and discipline when it came to company management, making FPG the most profitable business in Taiwan. The entrepreneur retained a clear mind and lived a thrifty lifestyle even after building a successful career, the spokesman said, and his success story represented the core values of Taiwan.
In addition to his devotion to the growth of his business, Wang Yu-chi said Wang Yung-ching cared about the sustainable development of the environment and social justice, especially peace and prosperity in cross-strait relations.
The spokesman said Ma admired Wang Yung-ching’s foresight about investment in China about a decade ago. His effort to build more than 10,000 schools in China also won much acclaim, he said.
Additional reporting by Shih Hsiu-chuan,Mo Yan-chih and Reuters
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