Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
財團法人臺灣民主基金會

Formation	17 June 2003
Headquarters	Taipei, Taiwan
Key people	Han Kuo-yu (Chairman) Joseph Wu (Vice Chairman)^[1]
Website	www.tfd.org.tw

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 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

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

Programs

Publications

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

^ "Our Ideas". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ The Republic of China Yearbook. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC: Government Information Office. 2008. p. 166. ISBN 978-986-01-5646-1.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". JournalGuide. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "Taiwan Journal of Democracy". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "China Human Rights Report". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "Taiwan Democracy Quarterly". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.