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Lai Ching-te

Arcs in the news about Lai Ching-te from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 21 stories · 169 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 3, 2024

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing.

All arcs0 named arcs in 2026

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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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Jan 1, 202416311
Jan 8, 2024142810118
Jan 15, 202439322
Jan 22, 20241109
May 13, 20241304
May 20, 20241020772
May 27, 202434021
Jun 17, 20240304
Jun 24, 20240202
Oct 14, 202426321
Nov 18, 20241102
Nov 25, 202425216
Dec 9, 2024010122
Mar 31, 2025310234
Jul 21, 20254219
Oct 6, 20251102
Dec 29, 20251205
May 18, 20261129

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else2 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Lai Ching-te

  1. May 21Trump says he’s willing to talk to Taiwan’s leader, a major departure from diplomatic norms13 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Jan 1Taiwan’s president pledges to defend island’s sovereignty after China’s military drills6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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