Lai Ching-te

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Taiwan president seeks to overturn controversial reform

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te signed into law on Monday a controversial reform expanding parliament’s powers, but vowed to seek a ruling from the island’s top court to try to overturn it. Proponents
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The coal miner’s son wins power in Taiwan

Pugnacious, stubborn and a "pragmatic worker for Taiwan's independence", veteran politician Lai Ching-te will step into the international spotlight as the democratic island's next president to navigate an increasingly turbulent relationship with
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