Justice Alliance faction

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Justice Alliance
正義連線
Founded 1991
Dissolved 2006
Ideology Taiwanese nationalism
National affiliation Democratic Progressive Party

The Justice Alliance (Chinese :正義連線) was one of the largest factions of the Democratic Progressive Party, founded in 1991 by Chen Shui-bian. [1] Other members included Hsu Tain-tsair, Annette Lu, and Su Huan-chih. All DPP factions were officially dissolved in 2006.

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References

  1. Rigger, Shelley (2001). From Opposition to Power: Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 32. ISBN   9781555879693.

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