Talk:Lai Ching-te

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)

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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)

has been fixed ~2025-41910-86 (talk) 15:24, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

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)

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Bachelor of Medicine (B.M.)?

There seems to be an interesting question that has conflicting sources over whether Lai received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or a Bachelor of Medicine (B.M.) from National Cheng Kung University. @Cfls and @Mickie-Mickie I've started this talk page discussion as a means to see if there are anymore sources on the subject so that we might be able to find a solution. GuardianH (talk) 05:06, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

What are the "conflicting sources"? There is nothing otherwise but certain readers' linguistic misunderstanding on the Taiwanese medical education regulations with the incorrect interpretation on terminology by the literal translation word-by-word from each Chinese characters to the general English vocabulary without considering the integrity of professional terms and academic regulation in real life. There is actually no British "B.Med." degree in Taiwanese medical education system, and all four recognized degrees are following the American pattern as "M.D." in the certification process. The official medical degree of the English copy issued by National Cheng Kung University clearly noted as "Doctor of Medicine" as per the regulation of Ministry of Education, and verified by the election committees throughout these years. There was an academic dispute on the PhD degree of former president Tsai in London, however there has never been any doubt on President Lai's M.D. degree for the last 30 years. If the notes originated from the Presidential Office and various Taiwanese government departments contain such a fundamental resume mistake, wouldn't the Kuomintang parliament members, election examiners of each nomination and human resource section supervisors have already picked the obvious title mistake long time ago?!

After the graduation with practicing for the patients in the NCKU hospital, Lai became a surgeon and continued the public work in ranks till taking the chief position in charge, before gradually changing career to help the Democratic Progressive Party candidates in election. If anybody doubts the notes of this article from the Presidential Office, Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Education are wrong, please feel free to enquire their offices to correct their "error" for over 30 years. LOL. Mickie-Mickie (talk) 07:28, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

His English name William

What happened to his English name, William Lai? It seems to have been almost completely removed from the article as it currently stands. As far as I can tell, his English name is still in regular use, including in recent reporting from outlets like the Taipei Times, SCMP and CNA. I have not seen any indication that Lai has formally dropped or stopped using his English name. Happy to be corrected if there is reliable information suggesting otherwise, especially from those more familiar with Taiwanese politics. Aleain (talk) 14:52, 1 January 2026 (UTC)