His supporters refer to him affectionately as Ko P — P for professor — in a nod to his old teaching position at the National Taiwan University College of Medicine.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-09-07/taiwan-presidential-election-ko-wen-je

"They are wary and maybe a bit distrustful of William Lai, but it doesn't mean that Beijing cannot be pragmatic," said George Yin, a research fellow at National Taiwan University.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/taiwan-vp-in-eye-of-the-storm-as-china-drills-to-protest-us-visit/article_3a1ad5b4-fec7-59ee-90dc-a5b44a35041d.html