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It was in 1988, for the first time, the Democratic
Progressive Party (DPP) of Taiwan invited the American
delegation visiting
Taiwan
for its local government elections. The DPP has been
inviting delegate coming from other different
countries when the elections in
Taiwan
are close to the date. Having scholars, party
representatives and officials visiting Taiwan has not
only bridging our communications and friendship with
other countries, but has also significantly promoted
the democratic values and system in Taiwan.
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We hail the remarkable achievements of the Millennium
Taiwan presidential election. It is frequently
mentioned that Taiwan has become one of the most
successful models among the Asian countries struggle
for their own democracy. As a member of Asia, Taiwan
is obligate to share the experiences with the Asian
democratic and liberal parties.
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Prior to the 2004 presidential election in
Philippines, the Department of International Affairs
of DPP organized a delegation to Manila in observing
the electoral campaign and political changes in
Philippines. The trip was defined a constructive one
in terms of strengthening the DPP-LP relationship and
broadening the DPP’s knowledge on the Filipino
politics.
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The Department of International Affairs is currently
organizing another pre-election trip to
Bangkok
Thailand on 4-6 February, 2005 for the same
objectives. The Thai politics has been through the
power transitions and constitutional amendments.
However, unfortunately, our party has not been able to
establish the political network in Thailand. The DPP
is hoping to exchange ideas and electoral campaigning
experiences with our neighbor countries in the
following years.
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Fighting against the autocracy, seeking for democratic
resolutions and economic reforms,
Thailand is
challenged by a various issues, which to some extent,
shares the similar experiences with Taiwan. Therefore,
the DPP ought to actively initiate the communication
with the local organizations. The Department of
International Affairs is anticipating a long-run
relationship with the Thai Political Parties follow by
the trip.
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Furthermore, after the constitutional amendments in
1997, Thailand has changed its electoral system to a
so-called "single district, two votes", which the
Taiwanese society has been demanding for the same
change. Therefore, the DPP believes the trip to
Bangkok will surely bring back the party some
constructive knowledge.
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