Taiwan
In 2016, Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) became President of Taiwan. President Tsai called upon the international community to help Taiwan to preserve its democracy despite the threatening language used against Taiwan by PRC President Xi Jinping. President Tsai called upon the PRC to democratize, respect human rights, and renounce the use of military force against Taiwan.
Chen Wei-Jao
Chen was the first elected president of National Taiwan University, and took office on 22 June 1993. As university president, Chen issued formal apologies for NTU's role in White Terror political persecution, namely the of 1949 that led to the arrests of several student dissidents (in 2001), and the 1974 , which resulted in the dismissal of several faculty members accused of communist leanings (in 2003). Due to the 2003 SARS outbreak, Chen presided over NTU's first online commencement ceremony that year. In May 2004, Chen announced that the Gallery of University History was to be established in the old university library. He attended its dedication in June 2005 before stepping down as president. The Ministry of Education named Lee Si-chen Chen's successor as university president in June 2005. Chen was considered a candidate for vice president of the Republic of China in Ma Ying-jeou's 2008 presidential campaign. The Kuomintang confirmed Ma and Vincent Siew as its ticket. Chen later led the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry. Chen was convener of the presidential selection committee that named Kuan Chung-ming as NTU president in January 2018. Despite alleged conflicts of interest between committee members and Kuan, Chen supported Kuan selection on grounds of university autonomy, and the Ministry of Education confirmed Kaun's appointment in December 2018.