Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League

Taiwan Democratic
Self-Government League
台湾民主自治同盟
President Lin Wenyi
Founded November 1947
Preceded by Taiwanese Communist Party
Headquarters Beijing
Membership 2,100
Ideology Socialism with Chinese characteristics
Chinese unification
Chinese nationalism
Website
Official Site
Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League
Traditional Chinese 台灣民主自治同盟
Simplified Chinese 台湾民主自治同盟

The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (Chinese: 台湾民主自治同盟) is one of the eight legally recognised political parties in the People's Republic of China that follow the direction of the Communist Party of China and are member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. It was formed in Hong Kong on November 1947 by members of the Taiwanese Communist Party who survived the February 28 Incident.

The Taiwan Democratic Self Government League has a membership of 2,100 people, most of whom are prominent people that are from Taiwan or are of Taiwanese heritage, but now reside on the mainland.

List of leaders

  1. Xie Xuehong (1949–1958)
  2. Cai Xiao (1979–1983)
  3. Su Zeheng (1983–1987)
  4. Lin Shengzhong (1987–1988)
  5. Cai Zemin (1988–1995)
  6. Zhang Kehui (1995–2005)
  7. Lin Wenyi (2005–present)

References

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