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storical a left wing 10 11 with centre left 17 18 to far left factions 19 20 domestic affiliation pan green coalition legislative yuan 0 113 municipal mayors 0 6 magistrates mayors 0 16 councilors 3 912 township city mayors 0 204 website https www tsu org tw politics of taiwan political parties elections a the tsu had also been less commonly described as centrist 21 taiwan solidarity party traditional chinese 臺聯黨 simplified chinese 台联党 transcriptions standard mandarin hanyu pinyin táilián dǎng hakka pha̍k fa sṳ thòi lièn tóng southern min hokkien poj tâi liân tóng tâi lô tâi liân tóng taiwan solidarity union until june 2025 traditional chinese 臺灣團結聯盟 simplified chinese 台湾团结联盟 transcriptions standard mandarin hanyu pinyin táiwān tuánjié liánméng hakka pha̍k fa sṳ thòi vàn thòn kiet lièn mèn southern min hokkien poj tâi oân thoân kiat liân bêng tâi lô tâi uân thuân kiat liân bîng part of a series on conservatism in taiwan republic of china ideologies capitalist party state chiangism confucianism communitarianism liberal economic moderate national chinese taiwanese social principles all pan blue anti taiwan independence asian values bureaucracy chinese culture chinese irredentism one china with respective interpretations unification under roc free china free trade great unity humaneness humanistic buddhism meritocracy republic of china nationalism sinicization status quo since 1992 three principles of the people zhonghua minzu chiangist rule before 1988 anti communism anti prc christianity cult of personality chiang kai shek statues democratic centralism dirigisme militarism reclaim the mainland right wing authoritarianism taiwan pro beijing anti national sentiments american japanese south korean anti taiwan independence chinese culture prc chinese irredentism one china principle unification under prc united front one country two systems taiwan plan sinicization syncretic politics zhonghua minzu taiwan pro independence limited to conservative factions anti communism anti chinese sentiment christianity han taiwanese nationalism factions militarism peace through strength nativism pro americanism taiwanese culture taiwanization westernization history republic of china 1912 1949 1911 revolution anti qing sentiment beiyang government chinese civil war great retreat empire of china 1915 1916 nationalist government dang guo nanjing decade new life movement shanghai massacre nationalist revolution zh retrocession of taiwan xueheng school taiwan 1949 1992 consensus 2026 visit by cheng li wun to mainland china chinese cultural renaissance cross strait service trade agreement economic cooperation framework agreement land reform in taiwan ma xi meeting party reform program project national glory sino american mutual defense treaty taiwan miracle taiwan strait crises first second third three links three noes white terror language policy martial law temporary provisions intellectuals republic of china 1912 1949 dai hu liang xiong taiwan pan blue chang jaw li politicians republic of china 1912 1949 chen cheng chen lifu chiang ching kuo chiang kai shek chiang wei kuo dai jitao dai li hu hanmin ku li lin soong sun yuan taiwan pan blue chen cheng chen lifu cheng chiang ching kuo chiang kai shek chiang wan an chiang wei kuo chu gou han hau lung pin hau pei tsun hung ku lee huan lee teng hui early lien lin ma soong james soong mei ling yu taiwan pro beijing chang chou chiu hung taiwan pro independence limited to conservative factions lee liu extant parties taiwan pan blue chinese nationalist party chinese new party people first party taiwan pro beijing chinese new party chinese unification promotion party for public good party patriot alliance association taiwan pro independence limited to conservative factions taiwan solidarity party taiwanese localism front taiwan other young china party hong kong pro roc hong kong and kowloon trades union council mainland china pro roc after 1949 union of chinese nationalists banned historical parties republic of china 1912 1949 chinese nationalist party progressive party republican party royalist party unity party young china party taiwan pan blue republican party taiwan pro independence limited to conservative factions taiwan nationalist party taiwan other congress party alliance the motorists party of roc taiwan under japanese rule imperial rule assistance association imperial subjects for patriotic services rikken seiyūkai hong kong pro roc 123 democratic alliance yuen long tin shui wai democratic alliance alliances all pan blue pan blue coalition mainland china hong kong taiwan pro beijing pro beijing camp united front in taiwan organized crime in taiwan taiwan pro independence limited to conservative factions formosa alliance factions organisations republic of china 1912 1949 blue shirts society national revolutionary army tsotanhui clique western hills group taiwan pan blue kuomintang youth league tsotanhui clique want want world league for freedom and democracy taiwan other fo guang shan hong kong pro roc china youth service recreation center media republic of china 1912 1949 central daily news shen bao taiwan pan blue central daily news chung t ien television china television china times commercial times echo publishing co ltd free china journal tvbs united daily news hong kong pro roc kung sheung daily news sing tao daily historically wah kiu yat po related topics conservatism in china cross strait relations diaoyu islands dispute han chauvinism han fans history of the kuomintang progressivism in taiwan waishengren pro roc sentiment taishang conservatism portal taiwan portal v t e part of a series on taiwan independence movement basis anti imperialism de sinicization self determination democratization formosa people historical point of view of taiwan zh human rights indigenism labor rights progressivism state normalization zh taiwanization taiwan subjectivity zh taiwanese nationalism left wing taiwanese culture branches taiwan independence left republic of china independence independent taiwan zh republic of taiwan independence theory 1996 consensus zh four stage theory four wants and one without one country on each side republic of china is taiwan zh republic of china on taiwan second republic of china special state to state relations taiwan consensus taiwan value theory of the undetermined status of taiwan two chinas two sides two constitutions zh document a declaration of formosan self salvation zh the programme of new generation zh resolution on taiwan s future taiwan independence clause zh treaty of shimonoseki treaty of san francisco history before 1945 kingdom of middag kingdom of tungning republic of formosa taiwan under japanese rule resistance to colonialism republic of china rule february 28 incident opposition to white terror tangwai incidents 2008 taiwanese united nations membership referendum 2024 taiwanese legislative reform controversy additional articles of the constitution anti black box curriculum movement article 100 of the criminal code zh attempted assassination of chiang ching kuo zh the case of scheming for taiwan independence zh the case of taiwan independence association zh the case of su tong ch i zh chen wen chen incident zh fully election and recall of legislators zh formosa incident guanziling conference zh martial law in taiwan temporary provisions the murder of the lin family zh petition movement for the establishment of a taiwanese parliament presidential elections in taiwan 1996 qiandao lake incident taiwan passport sticker taiyuan incident third taiwan strait crisis tiananmen square protests of 1989 zhongli incident policy abrogation of guidelines for national unification abolition of national unification council no haste be patient zh referendum act streamlining of taiwan province zh extant parties pan green democratic progressive party green party taiwan social democratic party taiwan statebuilding party taiwan solidarity party other international socialist forward new power party taiwanese localism front historical parties japanese rule taiwanese communist party taiwanese people s party republic of china rule free taiwan party taiwan action party alliance taiwan constitution association taiwan defense alliance taiwan independence party taiwan nationalist party taiwan renewal party taiwan revolutionary party alliances pan green coalition formosa alliance taiwan go go media formosa magazine formosa television liberty times newtalk news sanlih e television organizations formosan league for reemancipation liberty times new tide faction one side one country alliance zh provisional government zh taiwan independence revolutionary armed force taiwanese cultural association world united formosans for independence people chai chang chen chih hsiung chen lung chu chen nan tien zh chen shui bian cheng nan jung cheng ping cheng tzu tsai chiang zh huang kin ko zh koh koo kuo zh lee chen yuan lee teng hui late lee ying yuan liao joshua zh liao shih hao zh liao thomas lim lin zh lo zh ng peng shih su beng su tong ch i zh tsay movements 1025 rally to safeguard taiwan 228 hand in hand rally bluebird movement 517 protest sunflower student movement taiwan consciousness debate zh wild lily student movement related topics anti chinese sentiment anti prc benshengren chinese imperialism expansionism irredentism green terror liberal ethnic nationalism mutual defense treaty opinion polling on taiwanese identity political status of taiwan proposed flags of taiwan pro taiwanese sentiment secession in china taiwan independence activists taiwan relations act taiwan the formosa taiwan s 400 year history taiwanese indigenous peoples today hong kong tomorrow taiwan westernization taiwan portal v t e the taiwan solidarity party tsp or tsu i is a political party in taiwan which advocates taiwan independence and is affiliated with the taiwanese localization movement it was officially founded on 12 august 2001 as the taiwan solidarity union tsu and is considered part of the pan green coalition unlike the democratic progressive party its larger companion party in the pan green coalition the tsp actively campaigns for the creation of a de jure republic of taiwan 22 history edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed september 2014 learn how and when to remove this message in the summer of 2001 supporters of former president lee teng hui formed the taiwan solidarity union in the 2000 presidential elections the kuomintang kmt suffered a devastating defeat in which internal turmoil had caused the party to lose its grip on power this was blamed on lee the kmt chairman at the time and he was forced to resign in march 2001 the hardliners in the kmt as well as the supporters of james soong recently expelled from the kmt believed lee secretly harbored support for taiwan independence and had purposely sabotaged the kmt by not allowing soong to run under the kmt in order to allow chen shui bian the democratic progressive party dpp candidate to win meanwhile after winning the presidential election chen shui bian moderated his pro independence position alienating some hardline independence supporters in the dpp by july just months before the december 2001 elections to the legislative yuan these factors accumulated to result in the formation of the tsu to continue lee s policies and fill the void in taiwanese politics caused by the dpp s abandonment of its strongly pro independence political stance it was hoped that this would lead to a pan green majority in the nation s primary legislative body thus giving the executive branch under chen the political backing necessary to pursue policies supportive of taiwanese independence the party name and emblem were announced on 25 july 2001 and was officially founded on 12 august 23 the tsu s stated political aim is the advocacy of the creation of a republic of taiwan and a policy of desinicization which consists of eliminating the symbols and concepts which connect taiwan to the idea of china the tsu argues that any lingering connection with the concept of china renders taiwan an abnormal nation and that clearly separating taiwan from china is necessary to prevent taiwan from being dominated by an enemy and foreign nation the tsu has also strongly advocated the creation of a new constitution for taiwan and the abandonment of republic of china as taiwan s formal name lee was naturally identified as the spiritual leader though he personally never joined the party the tsu hoped that lee s popularity would help the tsu make the 5 support mark further lee s dominance in the party was revealed when the candidates tsu nominated had all been personally approved by lee beforehand meanwhile as lee s actions increasingly departed from the kmt s unificationist positions he was eventually expelled from the kuomintang although there was some initial speculation that lee s expulsion would cause mass defections in the kuomintang none of the major kuomintang leaders or lee s close associates changed sides nonetheless former members of the kmt were still to be the fundamental building blocks of the new party with half of tsu candidates coming directly from the kmt after winning nine seats in the 225 member legislative yuan in december 2001 the tsu has largely displaced the taiwan independence party taip as the strongly pro taiwan independence political force and the tsu legislators began advocating relevant resolutions for instance they have opened the debates about changing the national flag and national anthem in the 2002 taiwanese municipal elections in taipei and kaohsiung tsu fielded no mayoral candidate and it suffered a defeat in winning no seats in the taipei city council and won only two seats in the kaohsiung city council political position edit the tsu was once described as left wing progressive but now supports right wing conservative policies the tsu is politically conservative and opposed to transgender rights tsu s socially conservative stance sets it apart from other progressive pan green political parties 2 3 the tsu endorsed donald trump at 2020 united states presidential election 24 after trump won the 2024 united states presidential election tsu s party leader chou ni an expressed a favorable view of trump saying the tsu is the closest party to the republican party within taiwan 25 the tsu is also described as ultranationalist due to its strong anti chinese sentiment 26 yasukuni shrine visit edit the visit to the yasukuni shrine by tsu chairman shu chin chiang in april 2005 generated a controversy across the political spectrum and further made their party goals more ambiguous to the voters however the tsu has made it clear that it would achieve its goal of total independence by all means chairman shu denied the visit should be seen as support for militarism and claimed it was a goodwill gesture to japan to further strengthen the security ...