Former LSE PhD Law student Dr Tsai Ing-wen was re-elected for a second term as the president of Taiwan on 11 January 2020. Dr Tsai, who will serve for a further four years as president, received a record 8.2 million votes, representing 57 per cent of the votes, with her closest contender receiving 39 per cent.
During the studies that lead to the degree, the student is called a doctoral student or PhD student; a student who has completed all their coursework and comprehensive examinations and is working on their thesis/dissertation is sometimes known as a doctoral candidate or PhD candidate (see: all but dissertation).
一方面,LSE不給蔡英文發賀電,另一方面在官方網站僅僅稱認蔡英文是他們以前的博士生。這就是公開否認蔡英文一直以來聲稱的在英國倫敦政經學院獲得博士學位的說法。至於新聞稿上用“Dr.”稱呼蔡英文,這在西方是一種禮貌稱謂,相當於“Sr. or Ms”等,任何人都可以自己選擇。比如你買飛機票時,售票員往往會讓你選擇是“Dr.”或者“Sr.”,沒有任何實質性的意義。