New Kuomintang Alliance
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The New Kuomintang Alliance (新國民黨連線; Hsin Kuomintang Lienhsien) was a faction of Kuomintang
in the Republic of China
on Taiwan
, active late 20th century. Composed of mainly younger mainlanders, this faction was in favour of interparty reform. It accused President Lee Teng-hui
of autocratic tendencies and complained that the KMT was too corrupt. In August 1993, days before the 14th KMT Party Congress, the New KMT Alliance broke away to form the Chinese New Party. This move was propelled by the resignation of Premier Hau Pei-tsun
, whom New KMT Alliance members had viewed to be a counterbalance to Lee's power.
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
on Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, active late 20th century. Composed of mainly younger mainlanders, this faction was in favour of interparty reform. It accused President Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui is a politician of the Republic of China . He was the 7th, 8th, and 9th-term President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct...
of autocratic tendencies and complained that the KMT was too corrupt. In August 1993, days before the 14th KMT Party Congress, the New KMT Alliance broke away to form the Chinese New Party. This move was propelled by the resignation of Premier Hau Pei-tsun
Hau Pei-tsun
Hau Pei-tsun was Premier of the Republic of China from May 30, 1990 to February 10, 1993 and a 4-star general in the ROC Army.-Biography:Born to a well-to-do family in Yancheng, Jiangsu, Hau received a military education from the Chinese Military Academy, Chinese Army University, U.S. Army Command...
, whom New KMT Alliance members had viewed to be a counterbalance to Lee's power.