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Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; born 6 October 1959), also known as William Lai, is a Taiwanese politician and former physician who is currently serving as the 8th President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since May 2024.
Jan 14, 2024 · Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with...
Jun 13, 2024 · Taiwan’s Election Isn’t a Disaster for Xi Jinping—Unless He Makes It One. The world’s reliance on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry has been dubbed a “silicon shield” that renders the ...
3 days ago · Lai Ching-te (born October 6, 1959, New Taipei City, Wanli District, Taiwan) is the president of Taiwan. He is known for being a vocal supporter of Taiwan’s sovereignty and for his rise from poverty to the upper echelons of Taiwan’s government leadership.
May 19, 2024 · Lai Ching-te called on Beijing to cease its intimidation of Taiwan as he was was sworn in as president Monday, marking the start of a historic third consecutive term for the island’s ruling ...
Jan 14, 2024 · In 2014, when Lai Ching-te was a rising political star in Taiwan, he visited China and was quizzed in public about the most incendiary issue for leaders in Beijing: his party’s stance...
Jan 13, 2024 · T aiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te won the island democracy’s presidential election on Saturday after his rivals conceded, keeping the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in...
Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, has said in his inauguration speech that he seeks peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats against the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own territory.
Jan 13, 2024 · In footage published by Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party, Lai Ching-te, the island’s president-elect, called for Taiwanese citizens to come together and pledged to uphold Taiwan’s values.
Jan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan — Voters in Taiwan elected Vice President Lai Ching-te as their next president on Saturday, defying warnings from Beijing not to support a candidate it has called a separatist and...
Jan 13, 2024 · Updated 12:05 PM PDT, January 13, 2024. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. Lai, 64, emerged victorious in the election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged China on Monday to cease its political and military threats against the self-governing island, as his inauguration extended the rule of a...
Jan 13, 2024 · Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), secured a historic third term on Saturday as Vice President Lai Ching-te won the country’s widely watched presidential election ...
Jan 8, 2024 · L AI CHING-TE, Taiwan’s vice-president, has held almost every senior political post on the island. On January 13th the former doctor hopes to round out his CV with the top job: president....
Jul 16, 2024 · President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan has used direct language to reject China’s claim to the island. “According to international law, we are already a sovereign and independent country,” he told ...
Jan 13, 2024 · They picked their 64-year-old vice-president, a doctor-turned politician, William Lai Ching-te, to lead Taiwan through its testy relationship with China. It's an unprecedented third term for the...
Jan 16, 2024 · Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China. Analysts expect some kind of show of displeasure but say the strongest signal may not come until May, when Lai takes office. It could be military exercises around the island, restrictions on imports from Taiwan, or both.
Jan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan has elected as its president Lai Ching-te, once a scrappy advocate for Taiwanese independence, now a key proponent of the Democratic Progressive Party’s efforts to...
Jan 13, 2024 · DPP’s Lai Ching-te earns more than 40% of the popular vote, as his rivals conceded. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office dismisses Lai’s presidential vote victory. Beijing has repeatedly labeled Lai...
Jan 13, 2024 · Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party was elected as Taiwan's next president Saturday amid ongoing tensions with China.
Jan 13, 2024 · TAIPEI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Taiwan's new president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is likely to face his toughest task yet when he takes office in May and has to deal with the ire of China which has...
The presidency of Lai Ching-te began on 20 May 2024, when Lai Ching-te was sworn in as 16th president of the Republic of China and the eighth president of the republic since it became established on the island of Taiwan, succeeding Tsai Ing-wen.
2 days ago · July 21, 2024 at 9:24 PM PDT. Listen. 3:01. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged the ruling party to better develop the public’s sense of belonging to the democratically run archipelago, comments ...
Aug 12, 2023 · Vice President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan rose to prominence as a pugnacious opponent of Beijing’s claims over the island. But now, as a leading candidate in Taiwan’s presidential race, he is likely...
3 days ago · TAIPEI, July 21 (Reuters) - Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken belief ...
Jul 15, 2024 · In Taiwan’s most recent presidential election, held on January 13, 2024, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te secured a clear victory against opponents Hou Yu-ih of the Kuomintang (KMT) and Ko Wen-je of the newly created Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). At a critical juncture for the direction of Taiwanese democracy, Lai's election promises unyielding yet restrained ...
Vice President of Taiwan R.O.C., Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party.
2 days ago · It held two days of its own war games in the Taiwan Strait shortly after President Lai Ching-te took office in May, calling it "punishment" for his inauguration speech, which Beijing denounced as ...
Taiwans President Lai Ching-te has reaffirmed the islands sovereignty and unique identity, ... Lai rejects China's sovereignty claims, saying that only the people of Taiwan can decide their future.
2 days ago · TOKYO -- Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te and ex-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lamented fraying religious freedoms in today's Asia, saying the issue required renewed international focus and ...
1 day ago · Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, center, inspects soldiers who tend to a mock victim, during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Read More. 3 of 8.
1 day ago · A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday said the separatist remarks made recently by Lai Ching-te, leader of the Taiwan region, have once again exposed his true nature as an obstinate advocate and perpetrator of "Taiwan independence." Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to a ...
