Taiwan Democratic Communist Party

The Taiwan Democratic Communist Party (Chinese: 臺灣民主共產黨; pinyin: Táiwān Mínzhǔ Gòngchǎndǎng) was a minor political party in Taiwan. It was founded on 1 October 2009 by Chen Tien-fu, cousin of former president Chen Shui-bian. The party's stated purpose was to create a distinct form of socialism in Taiwan and work towards reunification with Mainland China.

Taiwan Democratic Communist Party
LeaderChen Tien-fu
Founded1 October 2009 (2009-10-01)
Dissolved29 April 2020 (2020-04-29)
Split fromCommunist Party of the Republic of China
HeadquartersNo. 26, Quanzhou Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
IdeologyChinese unification
Socialism
Party flag

History

Chen Tien-fu co-founded the Communist Party of the Republic of China on 31 March 2009 and became its general secretary. However, five months later, Chen announced that he and his supporters could not accept the use of "Republic of China" in the party's name, and that he did not have any real power as general secretary. The Communist Party of the Republic of China subsequently expelled Chen from the party on 25 September 2009, prompting Chen to establish the Taiwan Democratic Communist Party on 1 October 2009 as a rival party.[1] Chen later said that he specifically chose the date 1 October 2009 because it was the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

On 18 September 2013, Democratic Progressive Party legislator Tien Chiu-chin announced that she had been invited by the Taiwan Democratic Communist Party to attend a National Day of the People's Republic of China celebration in Shanghai. Tien criticized the invitation as an attempt by the Chinese government "to use Taiwan's freedom of speech and freedom of association to create a united front in Taiwan." Tien further said that the invitation was "unacceptable" and that action should be taken. Huang Li-hsin, the director of Taiwan's Department of Civil Affairs at the time, commented that the Act Governing Cross-Strait Relations only prohibited Taiwanese citizens from holding public office in mainland China, and that there were no restrictions preventing Taiwanese political parties from hosting or participating in pro-PRC events in mainland China.[2] The Taiwan Democratic Communist Party later announced on 25 September 2013 that they had cancelled their National Day celebration in Shanghai. In an interview with Taiwan's Central News Agency, Chen said that the decision was made due to "many unspeakable reasons", but declined to elaborate.[3]

The party was dissolved on 29 April 2020.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hai Tao (3 October 2009). "台湾又多了个共产党组织". Voice of America (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. Huang Yang-ming (18 September 2013). "台灣民主共產黨　竟邀立委慶祝中國國慶". Apple Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "扁堂弟的「台灣民主共產黨」 上海黨慶被當局叫停". ETtoday (in Chinese). 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. "政黨廢止備案名單". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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