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Topic: Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)

	Asia Society: Publications - Taiwan Elections
		This reflected its skill at managing the democratic transition, the credit that the populace gave it for Taiwan’s impressive record of economic growth (from a GNP per capita of $100 in 1950 to almost $14,000 in 2000), and the flexibility and pragmatism of the party in coopting the opposition’s stands on popular issues.
		The New Party nominated political gadfly Li Ao in a move that was widely interpreted as preserving the party’s face by having a presidential candidate, while posing the least threat to siphon votes away from James Soong.
		After Lee Teng-hui became president and party chairman, politics within the KMT shifted considerably to a struggle between Lee and his followers (who came to be called the Mainstream faction) and a group of opponents (the Anti-Mainstream faction) composed primarily of older Mainlanders in the government, party, and military.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/taiwan_elections.html (9679 words)

	Taiwan Independence
		Taiwan is a free and democratic nation with multiparty elections and a very successful economy that is more profitable than any single province within the People's Republic of China.
		The PRC is blocking Taiwan from having a seat in the United Nations, and prevents the Taiwanese from even the right to fly their own flag in the Olympic Games.
		This should be true regardless of the PRC's claim to the island, and regardless of whether or not the people of Taiwan democratically decide to become a Chinese Province or if they decide to continue their current status as a sovereign and independent nation.
	members.aol.com /JoJoLewis/Taiwan/Taiwan_index.html (829 words)

	DPP Party Convention
		Taiwan should renounce the "One China" position to avoid international confusion and to prevent the position's use by China as a pretext for annexation by force.
		The DPP advocated Taiwan's sovereign independence and proposed three areas of reform: Re-definition of national jurisdiction, structural revisions of the constitution, and the development of a new national identity.
		Taiwan, although named the Republic of China under its current constitution, is not subject to the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China.
	www.taiwandc.org /nws-9920.htm (1359 words)

	CNN - Taiwan's Nationalist party wins key elections - December 5, 1998
		TAIPEI, Taiwan (CNN) -- Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party scored impressive wins in local and national elections Saturday, including a successful bid to regain the mayor's post in Taipei and a solid foothold in the newly expanded parliament, according to final results released Sunday.
		Smaller parties will have the remaining spots in the legislature, which is expanding from 176 to 225 seats.
		Beijing promises to invade Taiwan if it moves toward independence; it considers the island a rebel territory since Nationalist Chinese forces fled the mainland for Taiwan in 1949.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9812/05/taiwan.elex/index.html (728 words)

	Selection - From Opposition to Power: Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party
		In Taiwan, the ruling party is called the governing party (zhizheng dang), but the opposition is called the party in the wildness (zaiye dang).
		The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has thus come out of the wildness in the general elections in March 2000 to become the governing party, an unprecedented upset in Taiwan's democratic system that saw the overthrown of the Kuomintang's (KMT) more than 50-year-rule over the nation island.
		Readers will learn that the development of political parties in Taiwan is not based on socio-economic classes, which is the case in some Western countries like Britain's Labor and Conservative parties which are vying for the interests of their own classes.
	www.taipei.org /teco/cicc/currents/56/Selections/Html/selection4.htm (607 words)

	Democratic Progressive Party -Taiwan
		Restrictions on political parties and the media were loosened, and the full election of all members of the legislature converted it into a new, authentic body, which truly represents the people of Taiwan.
		Confident that Taiwan is an asset in the enlargement of democracy, the international community should give its strongest support to Taiwan, especially when as it faces China’s threats and the crisis this is causing.
		The Taiwan Democratic Youth Union was formally launched on the first day, in a ceremony that represented passing the torch from the older generation to the next generation.
	dpptaiwan.blogspot.com (7967 words)

	Taiwan elections
		After the election, Lee was forced to resign as party chairman by angry Nationalists who (rightly) held him responsible for the KMT's split and defeat.
		In the KMT and in Taiwan as a whole the Leninist times of the party leading politics are over.
		KMT allegations accusing Soong of embezzling millions of dollars from the party when he was a high-ranking Nationalist damaged his image and may have cost him the electoral victory.
	www.cosmopolis.ch /english/cosmo5/taiwan.htm (1005 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Taiwan's Chen quits party post
		Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian has resigned as chairman of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to take responsibility for an election setback.
		The DPP and its political ally - the Taiwan Solidarity Union - won 101 of the 225 seats in Taiwan's legislative Yuan, while the Kuomintang-led opposition won 114.
		China views Taiwan as part of its territory, and has threatened to use force if the island declares independence.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4094073.stm (367 words)

	Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Democratic Progressive Party (abbrev: DPP; Chinese: 民主进步党) is a political party in Singapore.
		Although officially registered as a party on 16 March 1973, it has been regarded as a father and son combination of Mr Tan Soo Phuan and his son Tan Lead Shake, a IT network administrator.
		The party is not related to the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party_(Singapore) (267 words)

	USATODAY.com - Taiwan ballot boxes sealed after election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
		TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's High Court ordered the sealing of all ballot boxes Sunday, one day after President Chen Shui-bian claimed victory in a close race his opponent said was marred by spoiled ballots and a mysterious assassination attempt.
		In Taiwan's No. 2 city, Kaohsiung, hundreds of protesters rammed a courthouse barricade with a truck as police tried to keep the barricade upright.
		The opposition Nationalist Party argued that Chen did not have the legal authority to call the referendum and successfully rallied most people to skip the vote.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-03-20-taiwan-vote_x.htm (1345 words)

	The Harbinger. Taiwan voted in a new Democratic Progressive Party for the first time in half a millennium.
		Taiwan voted in a new Democratic Progressive Party for the first time in half a millennium.
		The Japanese Imperialists were evicted from Taiwan after the Second World War before the Guomingdang (Nationalist party or KMT) arrived in the late 40's under the leadership of Chiang Kaishek.
		For example in the mid-eighties other parties were permitted to hold campaigns, but no one imagined that they might be elected to national office.
	www.theharbinger.org /xviii/000411/lauderdale.html (1320 words)

	Taiwan Independence Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Taiwan Independence Party (建國黨, in pinyin: Jiànguódǎng, literal meaning: "Nation-establishing Party") (TAIP) is a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan.
		Disappointed by the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) gradual moderation of its support of Taiwan independence, some DPP members formed the Taiwan Independence Party in 1996.
		However, the party has failed to win large-scale support, and it has largely been displaced as Taiwan's ideological independence party by the newly-formed Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taiwan_Independence_Party (158 words)

	Democratic Progressive Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are other articles with similar names; see Democratic Progressive Party (disambiguation).
		Most of its supporters also tend to be middle class.
		Political parties in Taiwan (Republic of China)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party (1771 words)

	Taiwan political parties
		It shows a groups of people demonstrating in taiwan while flying 2 types of flags: the first is a green-white-green pale.
		This is interesting because here whenever presidential elections are held, we also see lots of flags, but never flags that include the picture of the candidate, much less his wife (supposing that that's who the woman is).
		Flags here include flags with the campaign slogans and logos, of the parties and organizations that endorse the candidacies, the national flag also pops up every once and a while, other flags are also seen on occasion, but photos never appear.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tw-polit.html (402 words)

	Pan-Green Coalition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name comes from the colors of the Democratic Progressive Party, which originally adopted green in part because of its association with the environmental movement.
		For much of the 1990s the parties which later formed the Pan-Green Coalition greatly benefitted from the perception that they were less corrupt than the ruling Kuomintang.
		The Green Party Taiwan is not part of the Pan-Green Coalition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pan-Green_Coalition (365 words)

	Taiwan - Congressional Record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
		President, on October 13, the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan amended its charter to advocate a Taiwan independent of the People's Republic of China [PRC].
		I applaud the process of democratization on Taiwan under the leadership of President Lee that has clearly increased the stature of Taiwan in the world community.
		I only urge that they approach these questions with reason and fairness, features which have been salient characteristics of Taiwan's democratization process and which have also been proven effective in maintaining and furthering economic prosperity and social stability on Taiwan.
	www.fas.org /news/taiwan/1991/s911031-taiwan.htm (322 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Taiwan ruling party in Hitler furore
		Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said a television advertisement featuring Adolf Hitler and aimed at getting young people to participate in forthcoming elections is not meant to offend Jews.
		Taiwan's Central News Agency said it was aimed at "encouraging local youths to share their ideas with the DPP," in preparation for year-end elections for legislators and local government heads.
		A DPP official, Phoenix Cheng, said the party was "willing to make necessary revisions, such as adding subtitles to make clear Hitler was a dictator".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1437910.stm (537 words)

	Member Parties - Democratic Progressive Party - Taiwan (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
		The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was founded on September 28, 1986.
		Founded mainly by family members and defense lawyers of political prisoners, DPP initially consisted of dissidents who were willing to risk their freedom and their lives to transform the political situation.
		It has grown from a party of political dissenters and exiles into the largest opposition party in Taiwan until recently given DPP’s standard bearer Chen Shui-bian victory in the March 18 presidential elections thus ending KMT’s 50 year monopoly of power.
	www.cald.org.cob-web.org:8888 /website/dpp.htm (306 words)

	Democratic Progressive Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-04)
		The Democratic Progressive Party is the biggest opposition party in Taiwan.
		One of their platforms is the declaration of independence of Taiwan.
		We also had a flag design campaign for the proposed Republic of Taiwan about two years ago.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/tw}dpp.html (105 words)

	DPP 2000 - Homepage
		Shelley Rigger has adapted this site as a printed book, and we regret that the online compilation of her research on Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party is no longer available.
		It is a rare look at the history and policies of the DPP, a once outlawed political party whose candidate Chen Shui-bian captured the Taiwanese presidency a year ago.
		In the publisher's promotional materials, scholar Bruce Dickson calls the book "a major contribution." "From Opposition to Power" is the first book in English to focus on the party, its origins and policies, and is considered a "must-read" for anyone seeking to understand domestic and international affairs in East Asia, according to the publisher.
	www.davidson.edu /academic/political/rigger/dpp2000/index.htm (307 words)

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		You can learn that football, as the most popular game in the world, unites rather than divides nations, and that it is more interesting than the disturbing condition of our local media today.
		Without even mentioning media hostsâ lack of talent, they think they are society stars, contributing only to Taiwanâs international shame.Undoubtedly, football boosts national confidence as we have seen in Brazil.
		In Taiwan, on the contrary, we see political bickering, disunity and social instability caused by our âmedia starsâ of today. The World Cup helps the local economy, while our local news brings down the stock index.
	dpptaiwan.blogspot.com /atom.xml (7659 words)

	Political Resources on the Net - Taiwan 1:3
		Taiwan Research Institute The Taiwan Research Institute (TRI) is a non-profit policy research organization that supports studies on international and domestic economic and political issues of concern to the Republic of China on Taiwan
		Taiwan, Ilha Formosa Human rights and democracy in Taiwan
		Taiwan Security Research TSR includes current news, papers, websites and conference information about Taiwan security issues
	www.politicalresources.net /taiwan.htm (85 words)

	JURIST - Paper Chase: Taiwan ruling party wins constitutional assembly vote
		JURIST - Paper Chase: Taiwan ruling party wins constitutional assembly vote
		One of the proposed changes would see future constitutional amendments approved by popular referendum rsther than by the current constitutional convention known as the National Assembly [official website], an amendment the DPP has suggested would favor independence, although its effect in that regard could be limited [Taipei Times report].
		With 100% of the votes counted, the country's Central Election Commission [official backgrounder] reports [official results] that the DPP has obtained 42.5% of the vote, with the opposition Nationalist Party taking 38.9%.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2005/05/taiwan-ruling-party-wins.php (311 words)

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