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Wu Mei-ju and her husband Lai Ching-te. Wu Mei-ju and Lai Ching-te met when they accompanied their relatives and friends in the joint high school entrance examination, and got married while Lai was studying in the Department of Post-Medical Science of National Cheng Kung University. The couple has two sons. [1]
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 since May 2024.
Read more: Taiwan's Lai Ching-te Discusses China, Trade, and More with TIME. Who is Lai Ching-te? A Harvard-educated former physician, who also goes by William, Lai is scheduled to assume office ...
Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with ...
William Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's Vice President and the presidential candidate from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), at the DPP headquarters in Taipei on Oct. 24.
With an increased turnout of 17.59%, Lai won the unconstested election by capturing 99.65% of all votes cast. [5] He formally assumed the office on 18 January 2023. [6] Lai has not directly said whether he intends to run in the presidential vote, but is widely expected to do so now after taking over the leadership of the party.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is presented with a gift from Hawaii Governor Josh Green at the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency in Honolulu, Hawaii, on November 30, 2024.
Taiwan’s President-elect William Lai Ching-te and running mate Hsiao Bi-khim celebrate in Taipei on Jan. 13. Credit - Annabelle Chih—Getty Images