Coal miner's son, thorn in China's side: Taiwan's new president-elect

Taipei (AFP) Jan 14, 2024

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 China. The 64-year-old Harvard graduate rode to victory in Saturday's election on the promise that he would defend Taiwan's democracy and resist Be