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
 Su Chia-chyuan (Chairman)
David Lin (Vice Chairman)
Hsu Szu-chien (President)[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) is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei. Originally proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, the foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world.[2] The Foundation was established in June 2003 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization.[3]

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

The foundation 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 November 9, 2009 the TFD unveiled a segment of the Berlin Wall to remark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as a symbol for the quest for global democracy.[6]

Wang Jin-pyng, Chairman of TFD

Organizational structure

Programs

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tfd.org.tw/english/about.php?id=en0100
  2. ↑ Chu, Monique (June 14, 2002). "Proposals floated to form foundation to promote democracy". The Taipei Times. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ The Republic of China Yearbook. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC: Government Information Office. 2008. p. 166. ISBN 978-986-01-5646-1.
  4. ↑ Miller, John (December 12, 2005). "Memorial Day: Honoring the victims of Communism". The National Review. Retrieved November 4, 2009.
  5. ↑ "The forgotten victim of communism". The Taipei Times. June 14, 2007. p. 8. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
  6. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (November 10, 2009). "Taiwan receives slice of Berlin Wall". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
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