"Don't think that because many Taiwanese came from China, Taiwan is a part of China."
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Chairpersons of KuomintangMayors of Taipei CityPresidents of the Republic of China on TaiwanVice Presidents of the Republic of China on TaiwanGovernors of Taiwan Province
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Lee Teng-hui (2013) cited in "Ex-president Lee rejects Ma's comments on nature of China ties" on Focus Taiwan, 23 October 2013
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Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui (Simplified Chinese: 李登辉; Traditional Chinese: 李登輝; Pinyin:Lǐ Dēnghuī; 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) was a politician from Taiwan. He was the President of Taiwan and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. His tenure was marked with major extensions to the democratic reforms initiated by Chiang Ching-kuo. He also promoted the Taiwan localization movement and led an aggressive foreign policy to gain diplomatic allies. His critics accused him of black gold politics and b
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