Editing Lee Teng-hui (section)

== Legacy ==
Lee had the nickname "Mr. Democracy" and Taiwan's "Father of Democracy" for his actions to democratize Taiwanese government and his opposition to ruling Communists in China.<ref name="ReutersObit">{{cite web | last1=Blanchard | first1=Ben | last2=Lee | first2=Yimou | title=Taiwan's 'Mr Democracy' Lee Teng-hui championed island, defied China | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lee-obituary/taiwans-mr-democracy-lee-teng-hui-championed-island-defied-china-idUSKCN24V2AF | date=30 July 2020 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=30 July 2020 | archive-date=30 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730185331/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-lee-obituary/taiwans-mr-democracy-lee-teng-hui-championed-island-defied-china-idUSKCN24V2AF | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first1=Lily|last1=Kuo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/30/lee-teng-hui-taiwan-father-of-democracy-first-president-dies-aged-97|title=Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's 'father of democracy', dies aged 97|work=The Guardian|date=30 July 2020|access-date=30 July 2020|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730162950/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/30/lee-teng-hui-taiwan-father-of-democracy-first-president-dies-aged-97|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Kuomintang]] members still blame Lee for losing the political party's long-term rule of the country and believe that Lee's moves led to the fragmentation of the KMT.<ref name="Lee Tung-hui's leadership legacy">{{cite web|url=https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/08/18/lee-tung-huis-leadership-legacy/|title=Lee Tung-hui's leadership legacy|work=[[East Asia Forum]]|date=18 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021|archive-date=20 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820062635/https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/08/18/lee-tung-huis-leadership-legacy/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, the [[Democratic Progressive Party]] (DPP) views Lee positively as a beacon of hope. The DPP had grown in strength under Lee's rule and he set a precedent by presiding over the first ever [[peaceful transition of power]] to an opposition party in 2000.<ref name="Lee Tung-hui's leadership legacy"/>

A November 2020 phone survey of 1,076 Taiwan citizens aged 18 and above which asked the question: "Which president, after Taiwan's democratisation, do you think has the best leadership? Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou, or Tsai Ing-wen?" revealed Lee topped the survey with 43 percent, with incumbent president Tsai on 32 percent, Ma on 18 percent and 6.6 percent for Chen.<ref name="Lee Tung-hui's leadership legacy"/>