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Taiwan Democratic Self Government League

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President
  
Lin Wenyi

Headquarters
  
Beijing

Founded
  
November 1947

Membership
  
2,100

Preceded by
  
Taiwanese Communist Party

Ideology
  
Socialism with Chinese characteristics Chinese unification Chinese nationalism

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

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Wikipedia