Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) · Full chronicle and history

On October 16, 2026, Robert Tsao, founder of UMC, publicly criticized the Kuomintang (KMT) for failing to give back to Taiwan during its many years in power, instead adopting a stance of 'colluding with the CCP to control Taiwan.' Using the analogy 'feed a dog for three days and it remembers you for life,' Tsao accused certain KMT politicians of misconduct, even calling them 'worse than dogs,' and described the Taiwanese public as having raised a group of ungrateful wretches.

On September 3, 2026, while Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Cheng Li-wun was accompanying candidates registering in Hsinchu County, she was berated face-to-face by former Hsinchu County Magistrate Fan Chen-tsung, who called her the biggest war criminal for her failure to carry out integration; Fan's waving hand nearly touched her face.

IPAC executive director Pei Lunde pointed out that Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu recently led a delegation to the UK and refused to meet with IPAC during the trip, and revealed that the alliance had invited the Kuomintang multiple times without receiving any response, sparking outside doubts about the pan-Blue camp's stance.

During a Legislative Yuan negotiation meeting, President Han Kuo-yu publicly criticized KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi for frequent absences and invalid authorizations, and questioned Secretary-General Lin Pei-hsiang.

On July 22, 2026, the Kuomintang officially passed the re-election nomination procedures for six incumbent county and city mayors, including Chiang Wan-an and Chang San-cheng, in preparation for the local elections at the end of the year.

Kuomintang legislator Hsu Chiao-hsin proposed freezing the Foreign Ministry's budget on the grounds that the English word "China" on Taiwan's passport is not large enough, drawing criticism that she is causing travel and residency troubles for overseas Taiwanese.

During Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun's visit to the US, a scheduled meeting with senior officials from the US National Security Council (NSC) was unilaterally canceled by the US side. Taiwanese media reported that the US was highly dissatisfied with her frequent criticism of Taiwan-US defense cooperation and her remarks regarding China.

On June 9, 2026, Kuomintang Chair Cheng Li-wun attended an Asia Society forum in New York to lay out her cross-strait peace line; several overseas dissidents criticized her rhetoric for avoiding the Chinese Communist Party's dictatorial rule and military threat.

On October 18, 2025, the Kuomintang held its chairperson election. Cheng Li-wun was elected with 65,122 votes, a vote share of 50.15%, and officially took office on November 1.

On August 14, 2025, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, responding to media questions about the Kuomintang chairmanship election, stated clearly that he is not considering running at all, and that his only goal is to do a good job in Taipei city governance.

After Chou Tzu-yu's apology video drew attention, the Kuomintang stated on its official website that it felt sorry for her, and condemned Huang An's snitching and the related way it was handled.

The Kuomintang convened its First National Congress, establishing the principles of the party above the state and the party controlling the guns under the new party constitution drafted by Soviet Communist advisor Borodin.

Sun Yat-sen required party members to take an oath, press their fingerprints, and pledge absolute loyalty to the leader, provoking opposition from Huang Xing and others.

After the failed anti-Yuan campaign, Yuan Shikai ordered the dissolution of the Kuomintang and the confiscation of the credentials of 438 members of parliament.

Song Jiaoren merged the Tongmenghui with four small parties to form the Kuomintang, winning 392 seats in both houses in the first parliamentary election to become the largest party.