White House, Cornell University praise Lee Teng-huiBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reportersThe White House in a statement on Friday marked the passing of former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝), while Lee’s alma mater Cornell University issued an obituary remembering his academic achievements and his 1995 speech during a visit to the campus. The text “Mourning former president Lee” is displayed over 59th and 60th floors on Taipei 101 on Friday. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesThe White House statement said that “President Lee was Taiwan’s first popularly elected leader and stepped down in adherence to term limits. The White House statement came after the US National Security Council remembered Lee as “Mr Democracy.”Then-president Lee Teng-hui, left, holds hands with the Dalai Lama at their first-ever meeting at a government guest house in Taipei on March 27, 1997. Cornell University, where Lee earned a doctorate in agricultural economics in 1968, published an obituary on its Web site.

Source: Taipei Times August 01, 2020 15:56 UTC