World United Formosans for Independence
Independence Movement
- Decades of KMT (Nationalist Chinese Party) oppression and
"White Terror" through rule of secret police, martial law, brain-washing
by the chauvinist Chinese educational systems and mass-media
monopolized and controlled by KMT made it impossible for the
opposition to organize safely and effectively within Taiwan.
Consequently, since early 1960's, increasing numbers of Taiwanese
college graduates went abroad to study in the realm of freedom,
in Japan, Europe, Canada and USA, and began organizing anti-KMT
activities as well as movements for Taiwan independence.
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- In 1970, the Taiwan independence movement organizations in
Japan, Europe, Canada, and USA, joined forces under the name
of World United Formosans for Independence. The goal was to
consolidate and focus the effort put forth by the Taiwanese
communities to demand for justice and to establish an independent
and democratic Taiwan.
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- In January 1990, WUFI declared officially its decision to
move the organization back to Taiwan within two years. In reality,
couple years before the decision was made, other overt and covert
activities were already under way to pave the ground for moving
back to Taiwan. So the decision was soon carried out, many key
members, including the leaders of each WUFI headquarters around
the world, returned to Taiwan by their own ways and means. Since
they were all on the "blacklist" of the KMT regime, at the time
when they entered Taiwan or after a period of staying underground,
some of the leaders were arrested and charged with sedition
and illegal entry--some of them were wanted by the KMT regime
for sedition charges, but when they applied for entry visa to
face the charges, their rights to return to Taiwan were denied.
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- After moving back to Taiwan, WUFI have joined hands and worked
together with the opposition forces in Taiwan in order to carried
out the following important and urgent tasks concurrently: to
demolish the KMT monopoly of mass media, to internationalize
the so-called Taiwan issues, to advocate "one Taiwan, one China"
policy, to advocate abolishing the Chinese constitution, to
support the democratization process of Taiwan and the movements
to Join the United Nations.
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- WUFI advocates the use of peaceful and non-violent means to
achieve its goals. After the establishment of the Republic of
Taiwan, all citizens of Taiwan shall be considered equals. Individuals
wishing to maintain their "Chinese" citizenship would be given
assistance, if they choose to return to China. They may also
opt to remain in Taiwan as resident aliens with their rights
fully protected.
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The Objective
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- WUFI is dedicated to the establishment of a free, democratic
and independent Republic of Taiwan in accordance with the principle
of self-determination of peoples. We are committed to the fundamental
freedoms and human rights embodied in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, and therefore repudiate all forms of foreign
dominance and interventions that run counter to the interests
of the 21-million Taiwanese people.
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