Taiwan Statebuilding Party

The Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP; Chinese: 台灣基進; pinyin: Táiwān Jījìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân Ki-chìn) is a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The party was established in 2016 as Taiwan Radical Wings.^[4] The party is considered a rather close ally of the Democratic Progressive Party,^[10] while fighting to replace opposition parties whom TSP unilaterally claims as "not loyal to Taiwan",^[11] such as Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party. In the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, TSP failed to gain any seat in the Legislative Yuan and lost its status as a national political party.

Taiwan Statebuilding Party 台灣基進
Chairperson	Chen Yi-chi
Secretary	Wang Hsing-huan
Founded	15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)
Headquarters	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Ideology	Taiwanese independence[1] Progressivism (Taiwanese)[2] Radicalism[3][4] Anti-Chinese sentiment[5][a]
Political position	Big tent[8][b]
National affiliation	Pan-Green Coalition[9]
Colours	Fire Brick
Legislative Yuan	0 / 113
Municipal mayors	0 / 6
Magistrates/mayors	0 / 16
Councilors	2 / 912
Township/city mayors	0 / 204
Website
statebuilding.tw
Politics of Taiwan Political parties Elections

Founder and former chairperson, Chen Yi-chi.

TSP welcoming U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's delegation outside Grand Hyatt Taipei

History

As of 2018, the chairperson was Chen Yi-chi.^[12] In the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election, the party won one seat, with Chen Po-wei becoming its first member of the Legislative Yuan.^[13] In October 2021, Chen became the first member of the Legislative Yuan to be successfully recalled, ending his term less than two years into office.^[14] Votes for Chen's recall numbered 77,899, against 73,433 opposing his recall. Votes supporting the recall topped 25% of the eligible electorate (73,744), with 51.72 percent voter turnout.^[15] Per Article 92 of the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act [zh], Chen would be ineligible to run for the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's second district for the next four years.^[16] On 28 October 2021, he was officially dismissed from the Legislative Yuan.^[17]

Policies

TSP was once described as a left-wing,^[18] progressive^[2] and pro-Taiwanese independence party.^[1] It is part of the Taiwan independence Left,^[19][20] and has a strong anti-Chinese sentiment;^[5] it has been described as "far-right" by some media.^[5][21][22]

Structure

Chair

• Current Chair: Chen Yi-chi (since May 2016)

Secretary-General

• Current Secretary-General: Wang Hsing-huan (since September 2021)

Election results

Legislative elections

Election	Total seats won	Total votes	Share of votes	Changes	Party leader	Status	President
2020	1 / 113	447,286	3.16%	1 seat	Chen Yi-chi	5th party	Tsai Ing-wen
2024	0 / 113	95,078	0.69%	0 seat	Chen Yi-chi	Did not represent	Lai Ching-te

Local elections

Election	Magistrates and mayors	Councillors	Township/city mayors	Township/city council representatives	Village chiefs	Party leader
2018 unified	0 / 22	0 / 912	0 / 204	1 / 2,148	0 / 7,744	Chen Yi-chi
2022 unified	0 / 22	2 / 910	0 / 204	0 / 2,139	0 / 7,748	Chen Yi-chi

Notes

1. Anti-communism^[6] and anti-imperialism.^[7]
2. The political position of the TSP can be specified as "left-wing" or "far-right".

References

1. "Not Just a Two-party System". Taiwan Business TOPICS. 25 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-18. Retrieved 16 June 2020. Besides supporting Taiwan independence, the TSP regards itself as a left-wing party that promotes social equality and admires the social welfare systems of northern European countries.
2. "'The loss of language is the loss of heritage:' the push to revive Taiwanese in Taiwan". Hong Kong Free Press. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021. But the implementation of 18 national languages in official settings has not gone smoothly. In late September, a conversation between Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng and the progressive Taiwan Statebuilding Party's only elected lawmaker, Chen Po-wei, became heated after Chen requested the use of an interpreter so he could speak in Taigí, his mother tongue.
3. "基進黨（基進側翼）- 關於基進黨". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14.
4. Ng, Kang-chung (8 May 2019). "Pro-independence Taiwanese party broadcasts recording of woman claiming to be Hong Kong localist who fled the city ahead of Mong Kok riot trial". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
5. "陳柏惟被罷免…意味著什麼？". 火花 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2021-10-26. Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-30. 如今，只要看看台灣基進網站的「關於我們」頁面，「左」這個字也不存在了，取而代之的是五花八門的「抗中」口號。這當然是一種誠實的表現：他們從一開始就從來不是什麼「左派」，而是用各種冠冕堂皇的詞彙重新包裝極端福佬沙文主義的極右翼。
6. Statebuilding, Taiwan (2021-12-22). "共諜滲透肆虐，威脅台美軍事互信". 台灣基進 (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
7. Statebuilding, Taiwan (2022-10-01). "台灣基進《同島一命 捍衛和平》宣言". 台灣基進 (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
8. "Taiwan, China: Economic and Political Overview". Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited. Taiwan Statebuilding Party: big-tent, independentist
9. "2020 ELECTIONS / DPP retains legislative majority, KMT gains seats". 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
10. Chris Chang (28 December 2019). "Voices of the 2020 Taiwan legislative elections: Taiwan Statebuilding Party". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
11. 王, 興煥 (29 October 2023). "啥物？！民主選舉反而可能亡國？台灣根本沒有「在野黨」？哲學家黨主席帶你快速了解，基進到底在搞什麼戰鬥飛機！". YouTube. 台灣基進. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
12. William Yang (20 October 2018). "Taiwan's independence rally draws thousands, irks China". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
13. Ching-Tse Cheng (11 January 2020). "Taiwan Statebuilding Party candidate wins in KMT stronghold". Taiwan News. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
14. Pan, Jason (23 October 2021). "Taichung voters recall Chen Po-wei". Taipei Times (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
15. Huang, Frances (23 October 2021). "Chen Po-wei becomes first legislator in Taiwan to lose recall vote". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
16. Civil Servants Election And Recall Act. Ministry of the Interior. 6 May 2020.
17. "By-election for Taichung's 2nd electoral district slated for Jan. 9 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
18. "Taiwan Activist's Wife Calls on China to Allow Him Home For Funeral". Radio Free Asia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2020. Lin Yu-ming of the left-wing, pro-independence Taiwan State Building Party said that China is increasingly seeking to inflence [sic] the democratic island's 23 million residents ahead of presidential elections in 2020, at which Tsai is seeking re-election.
19. 高忠義 (2018-06-22). "民進黨小弟連線". The Storm Media (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 基進黨標榜台獨左派[...]
20. "Where Do Trans Rights Stand in Taiwan After Same-Sex Marriage Legalization?". The Diplomat. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024. The TSP is another pro-independence party, but also promotes itself as a progressive, left-wing party.
21. 孫偉倫 (2018-06-20). "第三勢力小黨組策略聯盟 只是形式大於實質？". CredereMedia (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 而基進黨在光譜上常被時為極右派政黨[...]
22. 高忠義 (2018-06-22). "民進黨小弟連線". 風傳媒 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

External links

• Official website