Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
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The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSL), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Taimeng (simplified Chinese: 台盟; traditional Chinese: 臺盟), is one of the eight minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League 台湾民主自治同盟 Táiwān Mínzhǔ Zìzhì Tóngméng | |
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Abbreviation | TDSL |
Chairperson | Su Hui |
Vice Chairpersons | Wu Guohua, Zheng Jianmin, Jiang Liping, Kong Lingzhi, Fu Zhiguan |
Founders | Xie Xuehong, Yang Kehuang, Su Xin, etc. |
Founded | 12 November 1947 |
Preceded by | Taiwanese Communist Party |
Headquarters | 14 Zuojiazhuang W Street Chaoyang District, Beijing, China |
Newspaper | Taimeng (The TDSL) Xin Taiwan Congkan (New Taiwan Series; only in Hong Kong, before 1949) |
Membership (2022) | 3,400 |
Ideology | |
National People's Congress (14th) | 14 / 2,977 |
NPC Standing Committee | 4 / 175 |
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | 20 / 544 (Seats for political parties) |
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Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台湾民主自治同盟 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺灣民主自治同盟 | ||||||
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Abbreviation | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 台盟 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺盟 | ||||||
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Tibetan name | |||||||
Tibetan | ཐའེ་ཝན་དམངས་གཙོ་རང་སྐྱོང་མནའ་མཐུན་ | ||||||
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Zhuang name | |||||||
Zhuang | Daizvanh Minzcuj Swci Dungzmungz | ||||||
Mongolian name | |||||||
Mongolian Cyrillic | Дайвааны ардчилсан өөртөө засах холбоо | ||||||
Mongolian script | ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠸᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠷᠠᠳᠴᠢᠯᠠᠭᠰᠠᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠬᠣᠯᠪᠣᠭᠠ | ||||||
Uyghur name | |||||||
Uyghur | تەيۋەن دېموكراتىك ئاپتونوم ئىتتىپاقى | ||||||
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Manchu name | |||||||
Manchu script | ᡨᠠᡳᠮᡝᠩ | ||||||
Romanization | Taimeng |
The party was founded in the then-British colony of Hong Kong in November 1947, by members of the Taiwanese Communist Party who survived the February 28 incident. It is mostly composed of prominent people from Taiwan or people of Taiwanese heritage who now reside on the mainland. It is the eight-ranking minor party in China. It currently has 14 seats in the National People's Congress, 4 seats in the NPC Standing Committee and 20 seats in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; it is the smallest legally recognized minor political party in the People's Republic of China. TDSL supports Chinese unification. The party does not participate in the political system of Taiwan. Its current chairwoman is Su Hui.
History
editThe party was founded in the then-British colony of Hong Kong on 12 November 1947, by members of the Taiwanese Communist Party who survived the February 28 incident.[1]
Before 1958, the party advocated for Taiwan's communization but supported Taiwanese self-determination.[1][2][3] The party is now opposed to Taiwan independence.[4]
Organization
editAccording to its constitution, the TDSL is officially committed to socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding the leadership of the CCP.[5] The TDSL supports Chinese unification and opposes Taiwanese independence.[6][4] It is the eight-ranking minor party in China.[7]
The highest body of the TDSL officially is the National Congress, which is held every five years. The 11th National Congress, held in December 2022, was the most recently held Party Congress. The National Congress elects the Central Committee of the TDSL.[5] In June 2022, the party had organizations in 19 province-level administrative divisions throughout China.[8] The TDSL publishes the newspaper Taimeng (The TDSL).[9] It historically published the Xin Taiwan Congkan (New Taiwan Series) before 1949 while it was based in Hong Kong.[10]
Composition
editThe TDSL is mostly composed of prominent people from Taiwan or people of Taiwanese heritage who now reside on the mainland. As of June 2022[update], it has 3,400 members.[8]
Chairpersons
editNo. | Chairperson | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
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1 | Xie Xuehong
谢雪红 |
October 1949 | January 1958 | [citation needed] | |
2 | Cai Xiao
蔡啸 |
October 1979 | December 1983 | [citation needed] | |
3 | Su Ziheng
苏子蘅 |
December 1983 | November 1987 | [citation needed] | |
4 | Lin Shengzhong
林盛中 |
November 1987 | December 1988 | [citation needed] | |
5 | Cai Zimin
蔡子民 |
December 1988 | November 1997 | [citation needed] | |
6 | Zhang Kehui
张克辉 |
November 1997 | December 2005 | [citation needed] | |
7 | Lin Wenyi
林文漪 |
December 2005 | December 2017 | [citation needed] | |
8 | Su Hui
苏辉 |
December 2017 | Incumbent | [11] |
References
edit- ^ a b John Makeham (19 August 2005). Cultural, Ethnic, and Political Nationalism in Contemporary Taiwan. Palgrave Macmillan.
- ^ 喜安幸夫 (1995). 日本統治台灣秘史. 武陵出版有限公司.
- ^ 帝塚山大学教養学部紀要: Issues 30-31. 帝塚山大学教養学部. 1992.
- ^ a b "TDSL prepares 27 proposals to share at upcoming two sessions". China Daily. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
The party recently said at a briefing that its proposals this year highlight the shared historical roots and origins of the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, aiming at promoting Taiwan compatriots to oppose "Taiwan independence" and advocate for reunification.
- ^ a b "台湾民主自治同盟章程(台湾民主自治同盟第十一次全盟代表大会部分修改,2022年12月10日通过)" [Charter of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (Partially amended at the 11th National Congress of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, adopted on December 10, 2022)]. Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League vows to promote cross-Strait development". Xinhuanet. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ "我国八个民主党派排序考". Lishui Municipal Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b "新闻背景:台湾民主自治同盟" [News background: Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League]. Xinhua News Agency. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "台盟盟刊". www.taimeng.org.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ 王连伟 (14 December 2012). "不能忘却的 《新台湾丛刊》". tw.people.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "现任领导". www.taimeng.org.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.