Lai Ching-te: from coal miner’s son to Taiwan president

Son of a coal miner, Taiwan's Lai Ching-te takes the helm Monday as president of the self-ruled island, tasked with navigating the widening rift with an increasingly assertive China. The 64-year-old Harvard graduate swept to the presidency in January's ...

In the ‘WHO blockade’ of Taiwan, everyone is a loser

Unfortunately, four years later, Taiwan remains locked out of the international system of public health governance. This "Taiwan blockade" from the World Health Organization (WHO) significantly deprives the fundamental public health rights of more than 23. ...

Lai Ching-te: Coal miner’s son to Taiwan president

TAIPEI– Son of a coal miner, Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te takes the helm Monday as president of the self-ruled island, tasked with navigating the widening rift with an increasingly assertive China. The 64-year-old Harvard graduate swept to the presidency in January’s elections on the promise he would defend Taiwan’s democracy and resist Beijing’s claims on the