Taiwan

Kuomintang

Chinese nationalism / conservatism

The party that governed China until 1949 and Taiwan until 2000. Now advocates closer economic and political engagement with Beijing under the 1992 Consensus, alongside business-friendly economic policy.

Founded: 1919
Positions as of: 2024 election programme
Last verified: 2026-08-21

What does it believe?

Nation and the world
Accepts the 1992 Consensus of "one China, respective interpretations" and favours expanded cross-strait trade and dialogue.
Tradition and change
Party legislators largely opposed the 2019 same-sex marriage act; the party emphasises traditional family structures.

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

RedistributionMarket outcomes

Evidence: Documented

The state in the economy

Active stateLimited state

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

Collective orderIndividual freedom

Evidence: Documented

Tradition and change

ContinuityReform

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

InternationalistNationalist

Evidence: Well documented

Power and its limits

Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

Party Platform and Charter · Kuomintang
2024 Election Policy Programme · Kuomintang · 2024

Logo: Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.