DPP's Lai — Taiwan's current vice-president — won more than 40% of the popular vote in Taiwan's eighth presidential election. DPP is the first party to win the presidential office three times in row since direct presidential elections were introduced in 1996. Beijing had framed the electio...
Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, delivers a speech during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Lai as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two days af...
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 p...
China has rebuked current Vice President Lai Ching-te, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate and leading in the polls, as a dangerous separatist, portrayed the vote as a choice between war and peace, something Taiwan's main opposition...
In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, center, new Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao, left, and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, right, make a toast during a welcome reception for delegations to the inaugurati...
Lai Ching-te, who has served as Taiwan's vice president since 2020, is the ruling DPP's presidential nominee for the 2024 election. The Oberlin College and Columbia University-educated Hsiao Bi-khim, who was most recently the Taiwanese envoy to the United States, is the vice-presidential c...
Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, delivers a speech during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party nominated Lai as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election, two...
TAIPEI--iwan and Guam should work together to defend freedom and democracy in the region, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Thursday on a visit to the American territory. Guam was Lai’s second U.S. stop on an ongoing tour of the Pacific islands, following a visit to Hawaii last weekend...
Johnson added that he would ask the chairs of relevant House Committees to lead a delegation to Taipei after Lai is inaugurated in May. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took to X on Saturday to offer congratulations. Congratulations to President-elect Lai Ching-te & the Taiwanese people on...
"Lai Ching-te said he wants to seek 'Taiwan independence.' If he wants to be elected the next leader, he should fully consider the negative impact brought on by wars and conflicts in the world, like families destroyed and people displaced," said Liang I-Tai, president of ...