TAIPEI - Taiwanese writer Li Ao died on Sunday (March 18) morning at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. He was 83.
Li was diagnosed with brain cancer a few years ago.
The hospital will hold a press conference at 2pm on Sunday.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwanese-author-li-ao-dies-after-battling-with-cancer
Li Ao was a Chinese-Taiwanese writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician. Li has been called one of the most important modern East Asian essayists today; his critics have called him as an intellectual narcissist.