The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; ) is a non-partisan non-profit organisation headquartered in

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. The foundation, established in June 2003, is both initiated and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China. Its stated purpose is to "promote

democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...

around the world".

History

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TFD was one of the largest donors to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, donating US$1 million towards the construction of the Victims of Communism Memorial in

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. On 9 November 2009, TFD unveiled a segment of the

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to mark the 20th anniversary of the

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as a symbol of the quest for global democracy. On 3 August 2022, TFD was sanctioned by the

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for supporting Taiwanese independence.

Organizational structure

* Secretariat * Research and Development Department * International Cooperation Department * Domestic Affairs Department * Asia-Pacific Democracy Resource Center

Programs

* World Forum for Democratization in Asia (WFDA) * Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Publications

TFD publishes the semi-annual ''Taiwan Journal of Democracy'' (''TJD'', ), a refereed journal for the study of democratic politics, especially democratic development in Taiwan and other Asian democracies. TFD also publishes in English the annual ''China Human Rights Report'', ''Taiwan Democracy Quarterly'' in

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with an English edition due in late 2018, among other publications.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 establishments in Taiwan Civic and political organizations of Taiwan Commemoration of communist crimes Members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization Organizations established in 2003 Think tanks based in Taiwan Democracy promotion Anti-communist organizations Taiwanese entities subject to Chinese sanctions