pan-Blue Coalition

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The pan-Blue Coalition is a political alliance in Taiwan that generally supports closer relations with mainland China, Chinese cultural identity, and more conservative or pro-unification policies.

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pan-Blue Coalition canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political alliance
political camp
associatedWith Chinese cultural heritage education
Mainlander Taiwanese political elites
color blue
competesWith Democratic Progressive Party ONNED1
pan-Green camp in national elections
country Taiwan ONNED1
dominantParty Kuomintang ONNED1
electoralBase business interests with ties to mainland China
voters favoring Chinese identity
electoralStrategy appeals to older and more conservative voters
focusesOn cross-strait stability
economic growth
law and order
foreignPolicyView advocates pragmatic relations with the United States and mainland China
goals enhance economic ties with mainland China
maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait
governingExperience has held the presidency of the Republic of China multiple times through Kuomintang candidates
historicalPosition once dominant political force in Taiwan politics
historicalRoot Kuomintang one-party rule in Taiwan
identityPosition stresses Chinese ethnic and cultural identity over distinct Taiwanese nationalism
ideology Chinese cultural identity
Chinese nationalism
conservatism
includesParty Kuomintang NERFINISHED
New Party ONNED1
People First Party ONNED1
smaller allied groups
languagePreference emphasizes Mandarin Chinese in public life
legislativeRole major bloc in the Legislative Yuan
mediaSupport supported by some pro-Blue media outlets in Taiwan
nameOrigin derived from the Kuomintang party color blue
opposedTo pan-Green Coalition ONNED1
opposes formal Taiwan independence
organizationalForm loose alliance rather than a formal single party
policyPreference cross-strait trade agreements
economic integration with mainland China
maintaining the name Republic of China
politicalPosition center-right to right-wing
politicalSystem multi-party democracy in Taiwan
positionOnChina supports closer relations with mainland China
positionOnCrossStraitRelations generally favors cross-strait engagement
positionOnUnification more open to eventual Chinese unification
region East Asia
supports Republic of China constitutional framework
status quo in cross-strait relations
usesSymbol blue color in campaign materials

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Kuomintang Youth League politicalAlignment pan-Blue Coalition