Taiwan Independence Party

Taiwan Independence Party
建國黨
Jiànguódǎng (Mandarin)
Kien-koet Tóng (Hakka)
AbbreviationTAIP
Founded6 October 1996 (1996-10-06)
Dissolved29 April 2020 (2020-04-29)[1]
Split fromDemocratic Progressive Party[2]
Headquarters9F, No.15-8, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei
IdeologyProgressivism
Anti-imperialism
Taiwanese independence
Anti-Chinese nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing[2] to far-left[3][4][a]
National affiliationPan-Green Coalition
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^ a: In the case of Taiwan, Taiwanese left-wing nationalists with anti-imperialist and radical economic and social tendencies show a negative tendency toward the Communist Party of China because of their geographical, diplomatic and historical specificity.
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Simplified Chinese建国党
Literal meaningNation-establishing Party
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The Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP; Chinese: 建國黨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiàn-kok Tóng), also known as the Taiwan Nation Party, was a political party in Taiwan. It was usually associated with the Pan-Green Coalition and supported Taiwan independence.

History

Disappointed by the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) gradual moderation of its support of Taiwan independence, some DPP members, many connected to Peng Ming-min's "Nation Building Association" formed the Taiwan Independence Party in 1996. However, the party has failed to win large-scale support, due to the lack of organizational skills and internal disagreements.[5] It was largely displaced as Taiwan's ideological independence party by the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU). The Ministry of Interior removed its entry from the registry of parties on 29 April 2020.[1]

Election results

Legislative elections

Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1998
1 / 113
 145,118 1.50% Increase 1 seat;
2016
0 / 113
 27,496 0.23% Decrease ; No seats

References

  1. ^ a b "政黨資訊網". party.moi.gov.tw.
  2. ^ a b Mei-ling T. Wang, Abol Hassan Danesh, ed. (1999). The Dust that Never Settles: The Taiwan Independence Campaign and U.S.-China Relations. University Press of America. p. 416. The ultra left wing in the DPP also splintered into a new "Taiwan Independence Party."
  3. ^ W.Y. Tsao, ed. (1999). Free China Review, Volume 49, No. 2-9. The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. p. 30. the DPP's "mild left," and the Taiwan Independence Party's "far left" position that calls uncompromisingly for the establishing of a sovereign Taiwan republic.
  4. ^ W.Y. Tsao, ed. (2000). Journal of Chinese Political Science, No. 6-7. Department of Political Science. p. 18. ... spectrum, with the two small parties adhering to the far left (the Taiwanese Independence Party) and the far right (the New Party) respectively.
  5. ^ Copper, John F. (2007). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China). Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, No. 64. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 244–245. ISBN 9780810856004. OL 7997166M.