Published: Jan 09, 2024, 04:00 IST | Updated: Jan 09, 2024, 04:00 IST
Legislator, mayor, Taiwan's premier, and current vice-president - Lai Ching-Te has held almost every senior political post in the island nation since he stepped into politics three decades ago. All but one - that he now hopes to strike off - the top job of the president. Leading in polls, the DPP candidate appears right on track to round out his career on January 13th.