Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui looks out over the press after announcing his resignation as party chairman, in this March 24, 2000 photo, in Taipei, Taiwan. For 12 years Lee has flashed his trademark lopsided grin as he jousted with rival China or presided over Taiwan's speedy evolution from a repressive dictatorship to one of Asia's liveliest democracies. (AP Photo/Kuo Ji-Hsiao)