Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
財團法人臺灣民主基金會
Formation17 June 2003
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan
Key people
Han Kuo-yu (Chairman)
Joseph Wu (Vice Chairman)[1]
Websitewww.tfd.org.tw Edit this at Wikidata

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; Chinese: 財團法人臺灣民主基金會; pinyin: Cáituán Fǎrén Táiwān Mínzhǔ Jījīnhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Châi-thoân Hoat-jîn Tâi-oân Bîn-chú Ki-kim-hōe) is a non-partisan non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei.[2] Originally initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China in June 2003, the foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world.[3]

TFD headquarters in Daan District, Taipei

TFD was one of the largest donors to the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation,[4] donating US$1 million towards the construction of the Victims of Communism Memorial in Washington, DC.[5]

On 9 November 2009, TFD unveiled a segment of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a symbol of the quest for global democracy.[6]

Organizational structure

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

Programs

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Publications

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TFD publishes the semi-annual Taiwan Journal of Democracy (TJD, ISSN 1815-7238),[7] a refereed journal for the study of democratic politics, especially democratic development in Taiwan and other Asian democracies.[8]

TFD also publishes in English the annual China Human Rights Report,[9] Taiwan Democracy Quarterly in Mandarin Chinese with an English edition due in late 2018, among other publications.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Ideas". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ The Republic of China Yearbook. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC: Government Information Office. 2008. p. 166. ISBN 978-986-01-5646-1.
  3. ^ Chu, Monique (14 June 2002). "Proposals floated to form foundation to promote democracy". The Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. ^ Miller, John (12 December 2005). "Memorial Day: Honoring the victims of Communism". The National Review. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  5. ^ "The forgotten victim of communism". The Taipei Times. 14 June 2007. p. 8. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  6. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (10 November 2009). "Taiwan receives slice of Berlin Wall". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 14 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". JournalGuide. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ "China Human Rights Report". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Taiwan Democracy Quarterly". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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