And then, four years later in 1949, KMT leader Chiang Kai-shek relocated the Kuomintang party-state, the Republic of China (ROC), to Taiwan, escaping annihilation in China at the hands of the Communists. For most of the 20th century, the KMT and the CCP were implacable foes, but the return of Taiwanese identity following 38 years of Chinese martial law has helped the two parties find common ground.
onsdag 19. mars 2025
Taiwan’s KMT is closer than ever to its old nemesis, the Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to have achieved a high degree of sway over its old nemesis, the Chinese Nationalist Party, better known as the Kuomintang, or KMT. The two parties’ talking points and agenda are highly aligned today, but this is a new development: they used to be enemies. The KMT seized control of Taiwan (with American help) following Japan’s surrender in 1945—Taiwan, also known as Formosa, had been a Japanese colony between 1895 and 1945.
