Freedom of Information

4 mn readThe credibility of Tsai Ing-wen, the president of the Republic of China, became a point of scrutiny in 2019 when questions arose regarding her doctoral degree from the London School of Economics (LSE). These questions were not new; they had first appeared in 2015 when Tsai was running for her initial term as President. LSE couldn’t locate her thesis at that time, inviting suspicions from opposition parties in Taiwan. As Tsai sought re-election in 2019, the issue resurfaced, prompting LSE to re-investigate and reaffirm the validity of her degree.

2 mn readThe London School of Economics (LSE) has come under scrutiny following an array of requests related to the thesis of Tsai Ing-wen, who has been the president of the Republic of China on Taiwan since 2016. Within a two-week period in August 2020, LSE received 39 requests and 747 emails concerning the subject, and the handling of these inquiries has raised some questions.