Lai Ching-te - Wikipedia
Lai Ching-te (Chinese: 賴清德; pinyin: Lài Qīngdé; 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.
Lai Ching-te | Biography, Education, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 12, 2025 · Lai Ching-te 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.
William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now? - BBC
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 …
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward ...
Jan 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.
Taiwan’s new president: 5 things you need to know about William Lai
Jan 13, 2024 · Meet Taiwan's next President William Lai, upon whom the fate of U.S.-China relations — and global security over the coming few years — is now thrust. The 64-year-old, currently Taiwan's vice president, has led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a historic third term in power, a first for any party since Taiwan became a democracy in 1996.
William Lai Ching-te urges peace as he becomes Taiwan’s new …
May 20, 2024 · Taipei, Taiwan – William Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as president of Taiwan in a ceremony that included a 21-gun salute, as he later praised the self-governing island’s democracy and urged...
Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election ... - BBC
Jan 13, 2024 · Taiwanese voters have chosen pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. The move angered...
William Lai, who China sees as 'troublemaker', wins Taiwan …
Jan 30, 2024 · The main opposition KMT, whose candidate Hou Yu-ih conceded defeat to the DPP's William Lai in the preseidential race, has won 52 seats.
William Lai Sworn In as Taiwan President Amid Tensions With China
May 21, 2024 · N ew Taiwan President William Lai Ching-te urged China to stop its campaign of pressure of the democratic island, comments aimed at calming a dispute at the heart of a geopolitical rivalry...
Taiwan's Election Leader William Lai on China, Trade, and More - TIME
Nov 21, 2023 · Today, Lai, 64, is the frontrunner in January elections to replace outgoing President Tsai Ing-wen, who belongs to the same Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) but is ineligible to stand for a...