Taiwan Statebuilding Party

The Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP; Chinese: 台灣基進黨) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence. The party was established in 2016 as Taiwan Radical Wings.[7] The party is considered a close ally of the Democratic Progressive Party.[3]

Taiwan Statebuilding Party

台灣基進黨
ChairpersonChen Yi-chi
Founded15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) (as Taiwan Radical Wings)
HeadquartersKaohsiung, Taiwan
Ideology
Political positionLeft-wing[4][5]
National affiliationPan-Green Coalition[6]
Legislative Yuan
1 / 113
Municipal mayors
0 / 6
Magistrates/mayors
0 / 16
Councillors
0 / 912
Township/city mayors
0 / 204
Website
https://statebuilding.tw/
Chairperson Chen Yi-chi

As of 2018, the chairperson was Chen Yi-chi.[8]

In the 2020 legislative elections in Taiwan, the party won one seat, with Chen Po-wei becoming its first member of the Legislative Yuan.[9]

References
  1. Taiwan Statebuilding Party Platform(Chinese)
  2. "外省二代接台灣基進不分區第一 成令方從高醫董事會一路戰到立法院". CMMedia. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020. 今年68歲，是女性主義者也是外省人的成令方，2020列為台灣基進不分區第一名。
  3. Chris Chang (28 December 2019). "Voices of the 2020 Taiwan legislative elections: Taiwan Statebuilding Party". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Taiwan Activist's Wife Calls on China to Allow Him Home For Funeral". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Lin Yu-ming of the left-wing, pro-independence Taiwan State Building Party said that China is increasingly seeking to inflence the democratic island's 23 million residents ahead of presidential elections in 2020, at which Tsai is seeking re-election.
  5. "Not Just a Two-party System". Radio Free Asia. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020. Besides supporting Taiwan independence, the TSP regards itself as a left-wing party that promotes social equality and admires the social welfare systems of northern European countries.
  6. "2020 ELECTIONS / DPP retains legislative majority, KMT gains seats". 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. Ng, Kang-chung (8 May 2019). "Pro-independence Taiwanese party broadcasts recording of woman claiming to be Hong Kong localist who fled the city ahead of Mong Kok riot trial". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. William Yang (20 October 2018). "Taiwan's independence rally draws thousands, irks China". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. Ching-Tse Cheng (11 January 2020). "Taiwan Statebuilding Party candidate wins in KMT stronghold". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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