Who is lee teng hui?
Lee Teng-hui (, born January 15, 1923) is a politician of Taiwan. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. His tenure was marked with major advancement to the democratic reforms initiated by his predecessor Chiang Ching-kuo. Lee promoted the Taiwan localization movement and led an aggressive foreign policy to gain diplomatic allies. His critics accused him of black gold politics and being a secret supporter of Taiwan independence who was trying to undermine the party he headed. After leaving office, Lee has confirmed some of these accusations by emerging as a Taiwan independence activist, and currently serves as the spiritual leader to the minor political party Taiwan Solidarity Union. Lee was born to a Hakka family in the rural farming community of Sanchih, near Taipei, Taiwan (under Japanese rule at that time). As a child, he often dreamed of traveling abroad, and became an avid stamp collector. Growing up under Japanese co
