Taiwan Independence Party

The Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP; Chinese: 建國黨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiàn-kok Tóng), also known as the Taiwan Nation Party, is a political party in Taiwan. It is usually associated with the Pan-Green Coalition and supports Taiwan independence.

Taiwan Independence Party 建國黨 Jiànguódǎng (Mandarin) Kien-koet Tóng (Hakka)
Abbreviation	TAIP
Founded	6 October 1996 (1996-10-06)
Split from	Democratic Progressive Party[1]
Headquarters	9F, No.15-8, Sec. 5, Nanjing E. Rd., Taipei
Ideology	Radicalism Progressivism Anti-imperialism Taiwanese independence Anti-Chinese nationalism
Political position	Left-wing[1] to far-left[2][3]^[a]
National affiliation	Pan-Green Coalition
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Politics of Taiwan Political parties Elections ^ 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.

Taiwan Independence Party
Traditional Chinese	建國黨
Simplified Chinese	建国党
Literal meaning	Nation-establishing Party
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiànguódǎng Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kiàn-kok Tóng

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.[4] It has largely been displaced as Taiwan's ideological independence party by the newly formed Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU).

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%	1 seat;
2016	0 / 113	27,496	0.23%	; No seats

References

1. 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."
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.