Prof. Dr. Ilias Iliopoulos
(Prof. Dr. Ilias Iliopoulos is a Dr. phil of the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. He had long been a Professor of the Hellenic Naval War College and the American College of Greece (Deree). He currently teaches at the Department of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies of the University of Athens, Greece)
Copyright: @ 2024 Research Institute for European and American Studies (www.rieas.gr) Publication date: 27 July 2024
Note: The article reflects the opinion of the author and not necessarily the views of the Research Institute for European and American Studies
On May 20, 2024 Dr. Lai Ching-te, President-elect since last January, acceded to the Presidency of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Dr. Lai succeeded President Tsai Ing-wen, during the Presidency of whose he served as Vice-President and Prime Minister. At the same time, another close associate of President Tsai Ing-wen, Ms. Bi-khim Hsiao, former Ambassador in the U.S., assumed the Office of the Vice-President. The new Leadership of the island republic comes from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as did the previous one. Our readers should bear in mind that Taiwan is a presidential democracy... Read more