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- Also known as: Chinese Nationalist Party
- Founded: August 25, 1912Official Site: Introduction to the Party in China
- Founders: Sun Yat-sen
- Current leader: Wu Po-hsiung
- Assumed office: April 7, 2007
- Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
- Official color: Blue
- Favors closer ties with China
- Leads the Pan-Blue Coalition
- Current majority party in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan
- Won control in the 2008 legislative election
- Supported Ma Ying-Jeou in the 2008 presidential election
- Originally formed in China, but relocated to Taiwan
- The only legally active political party in Taiwan until the 1970s
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The Kuomintang (KMT) is a political party in Taiwan. It was once located in China, where it was known as the Chinese Nationalist Party. In 1949, it fled to Taiwan to escape the Chinese Communist Party. Nowadays, the KMT is identified by its opposition to independence from China. It is the leader of the Pan-Blue Coalition, and is the current majority party in the legislature. The KMT supported Ma Ying-Jeou's successful presidential campaign in 2008.
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Early History
The Kuomintang was founded in China in 1912 by Sun Yat-sen. It was a nationalist party established after the Xinhai Revolution to fight growing foreign influence in China. It was later ruled by by Chiang Kai-shek during conflicts with Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party. In 1949 the KMT was defeated by the Communists and fled to Taiwan. It was the country's sole ruling party until reforms took place in the 1970s.-
Kuomintang News
- Official Site: Introduction to the Party
- Wikipedia: Kuomintang
- Google News: Kuomintang
- Reuters: Old Allegiances Fade As Taiwan Heads for the Polls (March 6, 2008)
- The China Post: Hu Offer Ok Under '92 Consensus' (March 6, 2008)
- "A ranking official of the main opposition Kuomintang said yesterday that cross-Taiwan Strait peace talks could be held on the basis of the '92 consensus' under which the two sides agreed to the notion of 'one China, two interpretations.'"
- Forbes: Taiwan Presidential Hopeful Ma Vows End to Curbs on Fund Investments in China (March 4, 2008)
- The China Post: Lien Urges KMT to Boycott U.N. Referendums (March 3, 2008)
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Kuomintang(国民党), 值得你注意, 22.11. http://zh.electionsmeter.com/x?p582
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KMT likely to lose 3 counties in local elections, says poll: The ruling Kuomintang was likely to lose control over http://bit.ly/6SEIbC
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中國國民黨推出 Facebook 管理頁面：http://www.facebook.com/people/Kuomintang-Kmt/1826511837
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KMT vice chair meets Chinese donor for Morakot victims: (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ruling Kuomintang Vice Chairman John Chiang http://bit.ly/BD3B5
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KMT vice chair meets Chinese donor for Morakot victims: Taipei, Nov. 20 (CNA) Ruling Kuomintang Vice Chairman John http://bit.ly/2MUopf
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