Chinese Unification Promotion Party

Chinese Unification Promotion Party
Chinese Unification Promotion Party
Traditional Chinese	中華統一促進黨
Simplified Chinese	中华统一促进党
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōnghuá Tǒngyī Cùjìn Dǎng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tiong-hôa Thóng-it Chhiok-chìn-tóng
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese	統促黨
Simplified Chinese	统促党
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Tǒng Cù Dǎng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Thóng-chhiok-tóng

Chinese Unification Promotion Party

中華統一促進黨
Chinese Unification Promotion Party 中華統一促進黨
President	Chang An-lo
Chairman	Zhang Futang
Secretary-General	Tang Zhongsheng
First Vice Chairman	Zeng Zhengxing
Second Vice Chairman	Li Zongkui
Founded	9 September 2005
Preceded by	Defending China's Great Alliance
Headquarters	2nd Floor, No. 150, Fuxing North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
Membership (2017)	30,000 (self-claimed)
Ideology	Chinese nationalism; Chinese unification; Anti-Taiwan independence
Political position	Far-right
Colours	Red, Blue, Yellow,
Legislative Yuan	0 / 113
	Politics of Taiwan; Political parties; Elections;

The Chinese Unification Promotion Party,^[I] also known as the Unionist Party,^[II] is a minor far-right political party in Taiwan that promotes Chinese unification.^[3]^[4]

History

On 9 May 2004, Chang An-lo established the NGO "Defending China's Great Alliance" in Guangzhou, China, with the help of the Bamboo Union triad (who he was formerly a leader of). Chang then helped register the Taiwan branch of his organization as a political party on 9 September 2005, under the name "Chinese Unification Promotion Party".

In 2017, the party claimed to have over 30,000 members, many of whom were accused by authorities of having ties to organized crime, something Chang himself does not deny.^[1] Other sources have put their membership at approximately 60,000.^[5]

Controversies

The controversy about the China Unification Promotion Party mainly revolves around its pro-Chinese Communist Party position, intimidating pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong and Pan-Green Coalition leaders in Taiwan, using the triad background of their members.^[5]

Attack on Lam Wing-kee

Lam Wing-kee, the owner of Causeway Bay Books, announced in September 2019 that he planned to re-open the store in Taiwan. The store focuses on the history, social economy and other cultural related books of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. The store publishes the works of dissident creators, and serve as a connection and mutual assistance base for people in Taiwan and Hong Kong, dedicated to preserving Hong Kong culture and promoting the free exchange of ideas and culture.^[6]^[7]

On 21 April 2020, Lam was splashed with paint by unidentified men while dining at a café.^[8] The Mainland Affairs Council posted on Facebook stating that Taiwan is a democratic country and cannot tolerate such behaviors. A self-proclaimed member of the Unionist Party left a message under the post, reading, "This is just our first warning to you, [we will] kill you in a matter of minutes" (這只是我們對你的第一次警告，搞死你分鐘的事).^[9] The New Power Party responded to the incident by urging the Taiwan government to dissolve and ban the Unionist Party. They also referred to the previous assaults against Joshua Wong, Denise Ho and other Hong Kong democrats conducted by members of Unionist Party, and criticized the government for its inaction.^[10]

Notes

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- Traditional Chinese script: 中華統一促進黨
- Mandarin Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Tǒngyī Cùjìn Dǎng
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- Traditional Chinese script: 統促黨
- Mandarin Pinyin: Tǒng Cù Dǎng

References

^ ^a ^b "白狼反咬王世堅唆使開槍傷人王：胡扯". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "風評：婊子洪秀柱，真的想當急統聖戰士嗎？". www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). The Storm Media. 7 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2022. 無涉統獨之外，還包括中華復興會、白色正義社會聯盟、中華統一促進黨…，幾乎是極右急統政團大會串
^ "台灣黑幫介入政治中國幕後操控 - 焦點 - 自由時報電子報". news.ltn.com.tw. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ "民視新聞 - 台灣的眼睛". 民視新聞 (in Traditional Chinese). February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Yimou; Pomfret, James (26 June 2019). "Pro-China groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan". Reuters. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "銅鑼灣書店｜台灣重啟｜為自由的靈魂而開". Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "銅鑼灣書店重啟募280萬一天達標林榮基謝台灣人[影]". 中央通訊社. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ "林榮基在台北遭潑漆：開個書店就要恐嚇真的很荒謬". 21 April 2020. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ 汪君邯 (23 April 2020). "林榮基潑漆案還沒完自稱統促黨成員恐嚇:搞死你分鐘的事我們兄弟多". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^ "林榮基遭潑漆事件時代力量:內政部有責任聲請解散統促黨". 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.