Taiwan Action Party Alliance 一邊一國行動黨 | |
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Abbreviation | TAPA |
Secretary-General | Hsu Lung-chun |
Spokesperson | Janice Chen |
Spiritual leader | Chen Shui-bian |
Chairman | Yang Chyi-wen |
Convener | You Si-kun |
Founders | Kuo Chang-feng Janice Chen Kuo Cheng-deng Yang Chyi-wen (1st leader) |
Founded | 22 August 2019 |
Dissolved | 19 January 2020 |
Preceded by | Justice Alliance |
Headquarters | No. 142, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei City, Taiwan |
Ideology | Taiwan independence One Country on Each Side |
Political position | Big tent |
Colours | Turquoise Yellow |
Slogan | "Promote Taiwan to become a modern country with independent sovereignty and apply to join the United Nations as a member state."[I] |
Website | |
tapa.tw | |
The Taiwan Action Party Alliance (TAPA)[II] was a political party in Taiwan established on 18 August 2019 and dissolved on 19 January 2020.
In July 2019, Chen Shui-bian stated on Facebook that he was "pleased to see the birth of a new political party, the ‘One Country on One Side Action Party."[1] This was a literal translation of the party's Chinese name, which derives from the One Country on Each Side concept developed by Chen when he served as President of the Republic of China.[1][2] The party chairmanship was reportedly offered to Yu Shyi-kun, who declined the position.[3][4] The Taiwan Action Party Alliance's founding assembly was held at National Taiwan University Alumni Hall on 18 August 2019.[3][5] At the founding assembly, Yang Chyi-wen was elected the inaugural party chairman,[5] and took office alongside a 15-member executive council.[6]
Among TAPA's 152 founding members were a number of medical professionals.[3][4] Several members in attendance at the party's founding assembly expressed disappointment in the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration as reason for them to join TAPA.[7] The party charter emphasized Taiwan independence,[6] in contrast to Tsai's status quo Cross-Strait relations policy.[7]
Taiwan Action Party Alliance officials stated that the party would not nominate a candidate for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election, but would contest the 2020 Taiwan legislative election.[8][9] TAPA did not win any legislative seats in the 2020 elections.[10]