Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; Chinese: 財團法人臺灣民主基金會; pinyin: Cáituán Fǎrén Táiwān Mínzhǔ Jījīnhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Châi-thoân Hoat-jîn Tâi-oân Bîn-chú Ki-kim-hōe) is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei. Originally proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, the foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world.[2] The Foundation was established in June 2003 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization.[3]

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
財團法人臺灣民主基金會
Formation17 June 2003
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan
Key people
Su Jia-chyuan (Chairman)
David Lin (Vice Chairman)[1]
Websitewww.tfd.org.tw

The foundation was one of the largest donors to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation,[4] donating US$1 million towards the construction of the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, DC.[5]

On November 9, 2009 the TFD unveiled a segment of the Berlin Wall to remark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a symbol for the quest for global democracy.[6]

Organizational structure
  • Secretariat
  • Research and Development Department
  • International Cooperation Department
  • Domestic Affairs Department
  • Asia-Pacific Democracy Resource Center

Programs

Publications

TFD publishes the semi-annual Taiwan Journal of Democracy (TJD, ISSN 1815-7238),[7] a refereed journal for the study of democratic politics, especially democratic development in Taiwan and other Asian democracies.[8]

TFD also publishes in English the annual China Human Rights Report,[9] Taiwan Democracy Quarterly in Mandarin Chinese with an English edition due in late 2018, among other publications.[10]

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References
  1. "Our Ideas". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. Chu, Monique (June 14, 2002). "Proposals floated to form foundation to promote democracy". The Taipei Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  3. The Republic of China Yearbook. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC: Government Information Office. 2008. p. 166. ISBN 978-986-01-5646-1.
  4. Miller, John (December 12, 2005). "Memorial Day: Honoring the victims of Communism". The National Review. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  5. "The forgotten victim of communism". The Taipei Times. June 14, 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  6. Ko, Shu-ling (November 10, 2009). "Taiwan receives slice of Berlin Wall". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  7. "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". JournalGuide. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  8. "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  9. "China Human Rights Report". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  10. "Taiwan Democracy Quarterly". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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