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Did you know... that Tainan mayor-elect Lai Ching-te was named Taiwan's "Best Legislator" for four consecutive years?

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Article renaming

I've redirected the article from William Lai to Lai Ching-te as it is how the government of Taiwan refers to him. Therefore his Chinese name is the main one to be used. Asoksevil (talk) 18:11, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Wrong Chinese character for name

Why does his Chinese name use the Japanese character ‘淸’ rather than the actually correct Chinese one ‘清’? 2A02:A466:BA2C:1:90EC:7CCC:5158:2D5C (talk) 14:12, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Contradictory

He claimed there was no need to declare Taiwanese independence...by declaring that Taiwan was (already) independent. 45.8.19.120 (talk) 23:49, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]