Mayor of Taichung city in Taiwan and a front-runner to be the Kuomintang's presidential candidate in 2028. She leads a faction within the KMT that leans closer to America, in contrast to the China-leaning faction of party chairwoman Cheng Li-wun.
Ms Lu visited America in March 2026 and spent much of her time trying to convince American politicians and officials that the KMT was not opposed to increasing military spending, despite blocking the government's proposal for a supplemental package. On March 30th she suggested a defence sum between $25bn and $31bn, much closer to the $40bn proposed by the DPP than the KMT's earlier call for about $12bn.
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