Tzu-Hsien Tung

Tzu-Hsien Tung was born in 1960 and grew up in Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan.[3] His father was a watchmaker.[3] He grew up in the countryside, without a television set, and played Little League Baseball.[3] He became an avid reader, and was influenced by the works of Yang Mu and Hu Shih.[3]

Tung received a master's degree in computer and communication engineering from the National Taipei University of Technology.[4] While he was at university, he regularly skipped class to read independently instead, often reading censored books.[3] He was also the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper.[3]

Tung started his career at Acer Inc.[3] T.H. Tung co-founded Asus in 1989.[3] He served as its vice chairman.[4] He became the majority shareholder of Eslite Bookstore.[3]

Tung serves as the chairman of Pegatron.[4] Additionally, he serves as the chairman of Kinsus and Lumens.[4]

According to CommonWealth Magazine, "He has sponsored countless artistic and cultural events and financed historical research on late presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo and documentaries on the careers of Taiwanese writers."[3]