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Taiwan’s New Communist Party

Taiwan’s New Communist Party

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Aug 07, 2008
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On the eve of the Olympic Games in Beijing, Taiwan has taken a curious political step that would likely cause the late Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek to turn in his grave ‑ allowing the foundation of a communist party six decades after he banned the ideology.

The new party, officially approved on July 20, astonished people on both sides of the Taiwan Stra…

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