TAIPEI – Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections ... “Although former President Lee’s political philosophy has undergone tremendous changes after his ...

In late 2015, ahead of the January 2016 presidential and legislative elections, then-Tainan mayor William Lai (賴清德) announced that he supported Taiwanese independence. Former president Lee Teng-hui ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lee Teng-hui, the first Taiwan-born president of this island state whose prickly relationship with China and unbending passion for self-rule set the tone for every leader who ...

TAIPEI--Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui built deep connections in Japan ... Lee was well-versed in Japanese culture and philosophy, Ando said. “I was impressed that when we talked ...

By Jonathan Kandell Lee Teng-hui, who as president of Taiwan led its transformation from an island in the grip of authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies ...

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen pays her respects at a memorial for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday ...

Lee Teng-hui, who as Taiwan’s first native-born president steered the island’s transition to democracy, became its first popularly elected leader and championed a sense of Taiwanese identity ...

Lee Teng-hui, the former Taiwanese president who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other saber-rattling by China ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections ... “Although former President Lee’s political philosophy has undergone tremendous changes after ...