Taiwan Communiqué

Taiwan Communiqué is a bi-monthly journal focused on political developments in Taiwan. It started in 1980, and is the official publication of the International Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Taiwan. Since 2006 it has been published jointly with the Washington DC-based Formosan Association for Public Affairs.

It is primarily meant to give members of parliaments, foreign ministries, human rights organizations, and academic researchers a deeper understanding of developments on and around the island.

Taiwan Communiqué supports human rights and political freedom for the 23 million people on the island, and campaigns for full and equal membership of Taiwan in the international community, including the United Nations.

If you have questions or comments, send your e-mail to taiwan [dot] communique [at] gmail [dot] com; or contact us at:

Taiwan Communiqué
552 7th St SE
Washington, DC 20003 USA

We wish you a good journey through our beautiful island, and hope to see you again soon.

ISSN number: 1027-3999.
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ISSN number: 1605-9433, International online edition

Taiwan Communiqué presents a close-up view of Taiwan's democratization process of the 1980s and 1990s. It shows how the democratic opposition movement, first the tangwai ("outside-the-party") and later the DPP, played a crucial role in achieving democracy in Taiwan. The (then) ruling Kuomintang had to be pushed every step of the way, and only grudgingly went along when change was inevitable.

Since the early 1990s we have focused on Taiwan's quest for membership in the international family of nations as a full and equal member, and China's military threat and intimidation against the democratic island.

After President Tsai Ing-wen's election victory in January 2016, we felt that our lifelong dream of full democracy in Taiwan had been achieved, and decided -- after publishing the Communiqu� for 35 years -- to retire. The publication in its current form is being discontinued after issue no. 155, but many others are continuing the fight for a free and democratic future for Taiwan.

Recent Issues Click HTML to view the Table of Contents. From there you can go directly to the articles. Clicking PDF will download the file of the whole issue.
2016
HTML	PDF	- no. 155, February / March 2016
HTML	PDF	- no. 154, January 2016
2015
HTML	PDF	- no. 153, November / December 2015
HTML	PDF	- no. 152, September / October 2015
HTML	PDF	- no. 151, May / June 2015
HTML	PDF	- no. 150, March / April 2015
HTML	PDF	- no. 149, January / February 2015
2014
HTML	PDF	- no. 148, November / December 2014
HTML	PDF	- no. 147, September / October 2014
HTML	PDF	- no. 146, April / May 2014
HTML	PDF	- no. 145, January / February 2014
2013
HTML	PDF	- no. 144, November / December 2013
HTML	PDF	- no. 143, September / October 2013
HTML	PDF	- no. 142, June / July 2013
HTML	PDF	- no. 141, April / May 2013
HTML	PDF	- no. 140, February / March 2013
2012
HTML	PDF	- no. 139, December 2012
HTML	PDF	- no. 138, October 2012
HTML	PDF	- no. 137, August / September 2012
HTML	PDF	- no. 136, June / July 2012
HTML	PDF	- no. 135, March / April 2012
2011
HTML	PDF	- no. 134, November / December 2011
HTML	PDF	- no. 133, September / October 2011
HTML	PDF	- no. 132, May / June 2011
HTML	PDF	- no. 131, February / March 2011
2010
HTML	PDF	- no. 130, November / December 2010
HTML	PDF	- no. 129, September / October 2010
HTML	PDF	- no. 128, June / July 2010
HTML	PDF	- no. 127, March / April 2010
2009
HTML	PDF	- no. 126, November / December 2009
HTML	PDF	- no. 125, August / September 2009
HTML	PDF	- no. 124, June / July 2009
HTML	PDF	- no. 123, March / April 2009
HTML	PDF	- no. 122, January / February 2009
2008
HTML	PDF	- no. 121, November / December 2008
HTML	PDF	- no. 120, September / October 2008
HTML	PDF	- no. 119, June / July 2008
HTML	PDF	- no. 118, March / April 2008
HTML	PDF	- no. 117, January / February 2008
2007
HTML	PDF	- no. 116, November / December 2007
HTML	PDF	- no. 115, September / October 2007
HTML	PDF	- no. 114, June / July 2007
HTML	PDF	- no. 113, March / April 2007
HTML	PDF	- no. 112, January / February 2007
2006
HTML	PDF	- no. 111, November/December 2006
HTML	PDF	- no. 110, September/October 2006
HTML	PDF	- no. 109, June/July 2006
HTML	PDF	- no. 108, April 2006
HTML	PDF	- no. 107, Febuary 2006
2004
HTML	PDF	- no. 106, January 2004
2003
HTML	PDF	- no. 105, June 2003
HTML	PDF	- no. 104, March 2003
2002
HTML	PDF	- no. 103, December 2002
HTML	PDF	- no. 102, September 2002
HTML	PDF	- no. 101, May 2002
HTML	PDF	- no. 100, February 2002
2001
HTML	PDF	- no. 99, December 2001
HTML	PDF	- no. 98, September 2001
HTML	PDF	- no. 97, June 2001
HTML	PDF	- no. 96, April 2001
HTML	PDF	- no. 95, February 2001
2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 94, December 2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 93, September 2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 92, July 2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 91, May 2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 90, March 2000
HTML	PDF	- no. 89, January 2000
1999
HTML	PDF	- no. 88, November 1999
HTML	PDF	- no. 87, August 1999
HTML	PDF	- no. 86, June 1999
HTML	PDF	- no. 85, March 1999
1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 84, December 1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 83, October 1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 82, August 1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 81, June 1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 80, April 1998
HTML	PDF	- no. 79, February 1998
1997
HTML	PDF	- no. 78, December 1997
HTML	PDF	- no. 77, September 1997
HTML	PDF	- no. 76, June 1997
HTML	PDF	- no. 75, April 1997
HTML	PDF	- no. 74, February 1997
1996
HTML	PDF	- no. 73, December 1996
HTML	PDF	- no. 72, October 1996
HTML	PDF	- no. 71, June 1996
HTML	PDF	- no. 70, March 1996
HTML	PDF	- no. 69, January 1996
1995
HTML	PDF	- no. 68, October 1995
HTML	PDF	- no. 67, August 1995
HTML	PDF	- no. 66, June 1995
HTML	PDF	- no. 65, April 1995
HTML	PDF	- no. 64, January 1995

Back Issues Click TOC to view the Table of Contents, and then PDF to download the pdf-file for the whole issue.
1980
TOC	PDF	- no. 1, December 1980
1981
TOC	PDF	- no. 2, January 1981
TOC	PDF	- no. 3, March 1981
TOC	PDF	- no. 4, July 1981
TOC	PDF	- no. 5, December 1981
1982
TOC	PDF	- no. 6, March 1982
TOC	PDF	- no. 7 / 8, August 1982
TOC	PDF	- no. 9, October 1982
1983
TOC	PDF	- no. 10, January 1983
TOC	PDF	- no. 11, April 1983
TOC	PDF	- no. 12, June 1983
TOC	PDF	- no. 13, August 1983
1984
TOC	PDF	- no. 14, January 1984
TOC	PDF	- no. 15, April 1984
TOC	PDF	- no. 16, August 1984
TOC	PDF	- no. 17, November 1984
1985
TOC	PDF	- no. 18, February 1985
TOC	PDF	- no. 19, April 1985
TOC	PDF	- no. 20, June 1985
TOC	PDF	- no. 21, August 1985
TOC	PDF	- no. 22, October 1985
1986
TOC	PDF	- no. 23, January 1986
TOC	PDF	- no. 24, March 1986
TOC	PDF	- no. 25, May 1986
TOC	PDF	- no. 26, August 1986
TOC	PDF	- no. 27, October 1986
1987
TOC	PDF	- no. 28, January 1987
TOC	PDF	- no. 29, March 1987
TOC	PDF	- no. 30, May 1987
TOC	PDF	- no. 31, September 1987
TOC	PDF	- no. 32, December 1987
1988
TOC	PDF	- no. 33, February 1988
TOC	PDF	- no. 34, May 1988
TOC	PDF	- no. 35, August 1988
TOC	PDF	- no. 36, September 1988
TOC	PDF	- no. 37, December 1988
1989
TOC	PDF	- no. 38, February 1989
TOC	PDF	- no. 39, April 1989
TOC	PDF	- no. 40, June 1989
TOC	PDF	- no. 41, September 1989
TOC	PDF	- no. 42, November 1989
1990
TOC	PDF	- no. 43, January 1990
TOC	PDF	- no. 44, April 1990
TOC	PDF	- no. 45, August 1990
TOC	PDF	- no. 46, October 1990
TOC	PDF	- no. 47, December 1990
1991
TOC	PDF	- no. 48, January 1991
TOC	PDF	- no. 49, April 1991
TOC	PDF	- no. 50, June 1991
TOC	PDF	- no. 51, October 1991
TOC	PDF	- no. 52, December 1991
1992
TOC	PDF	- no. 53, January 1992
TOC	PDF	- no. 54, April 1992
TOC	PDF	- no. 55, June 1992
TOC	PDF	- no. 56, October 1992
TOC	PDF	- no. 57, December 1992
1993
TOC	PDF	- no. 58, February 1993
TOC	PDF	- no. 59, September 1993
1994
TOC	PDF	- no. 60, April 1994
TOC	PDF	- no. 61, July 1994
TOC	PDF	- no. 62, September 1994
TOC	PDF	- no. 63, November 1994