Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui rides in an open limousine as he inspects armored divisions in 1997. (Chang Tien-Hsiung / Associated Press) By Ralph Jennings. July 30, 2020 Updated 7:10 AM PT.

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, died ...

Lee Teng-hui disagreed, saying that every report showed Lien would win. In hindsight, the incident shows that bureaucrats only report good news and conceal the rest. I wrote to Lee Teng-hui, saying ...

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, died on Thursday in ...

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 ...

Teng-hui entered Taiwan’s politics during the dictatorial Nationalist Party regimes of Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo, who assumed power after his father’s death in 1975.

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

Lee Teng-hui, one of Asia’s democracy icons, died last week at the age of 97. As president of Taiwan, he steered the island faithfully and unswervingly toward democracy, promoting Taiwanese ...

Lee Teng-hui Ph.D. ’68, the former president of Taiwan who led the island’s transformation out of authoritarian rule and ushered in democracy, died Thursday in Taipei. He was 97.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's leaders and its people were paying their respects Saturday to former President Lee Teng-hui, who died this week at age 97 after bringing full democracy ...

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui has died at the age of 97, the official Central News Agency said. Lee was diagnosed with pneumonia in February and had been intubated since then.

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