Tag: Lai Ching-te

Taiwan’s Presidential Candidate Looks for Opportunities to Build Collaborations With US Space Industry

Taiwan will have its next presidential election in January 2024. As the leading candidate, Taiwan’s current Vice President, Lai Ching-te, is particularly interested in making collaborations with U.S. corporations in the space industry. Chung Chia-pin, a Taiwan’s congressional member who came to the Northern California Taiwanese community to raise support for Mr. Lai’s campaign, told…


Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Hopeful: Dr. William Lai

Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling party has nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te (or William Lai) as its 2024 presidential candidate ahead of next January’s election. Lai’s supporters believe that he could mend Taiwan’s political divide and stand up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Unlike some Taiwanese politicians, Lai is unafraid to address cross-strait issues head-on. He…


Taiwanese Businessman Seeks Compensation From Chinese Regime for Forced Demolition of Factory in Xinjiang

After Taiwanese corporate Far East Group was fined heavily $72 million by the Chinese communist regime in November 2021, increasing difficulties that Taiwanese businesses are facing in mainland China have attracted wider attention. On Dec. 5, 2021, when Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te went to visit Kinmen, he met a Taiwanese businessman surnamed Wang who…