After the Kuomintang lost the leadership election in Taiwan, party chairman Zhu Lilun launched a large-scale transformation of the party organization. On the 6th, he formally merged the Party Central Committee and the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" in counties and cities, which attracted attention on the island.
According to a report by Taiwan's "China Times" on the 6th, according to the plan drawn up by the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, a Veterans Service Working Committee, referred to as the "Huang Fuxing Working Committee", will be established. The name will be retained and important cadres will also be retained. Li Yanxiu, chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee, said that political parties will adjust their organizations according to the changes of the times after elections. The KMT hopes that this wave of reinvention can make the party "lighter", "flatter" and "internally shaped", add new combat capabilities, and more quickly reflect public opinion. . Li Yanxiu said that no party workers have been laid off in this personnel adjustment. In the future, when "Yellow Renaissance" cadres join the local party headquarters, everyone's work will only become more important.
In addition to merging the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters", Zhu Lilun also proposed to restructure youth organizations and integrate the Youth Department of the Organization and Development Association, the county and city Youth Trade Unions under the Youth Department, and the Taiwan Youth Trade Unions into the "Youth Digital "Ministry", in addition to engaging in youth service work, it is important to comprehensively reserve talents for the 2026 grassroots local elections. The primary goal is to train young people to participate in the 2026 district chief election. The third focus of the KMT’s organizational reform is think tanks. In the future, the “legislators” of the eight committees of the “Legislative Yuan” will join the eight groups of think tanks including internal affairs, defense, and “foreign affairs” to further substantive integration of think tanks and the KMT’s “Legislative Yuan” party group.
In order to strengthen its rule, the Kuomintang established many "special party departments" during the two Chiang Kai-shek periods. For example, the "Wang Shikai Party Department" represented the Kuomintang military personnel during the "Martial Law" period, which meant "Wang Shi's triumphant victory." Other parties that went deep into the military There are also "He Dingcheng Party Headquarters" and "Yue Zhongyi Party Headquarters". The official name of the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" is the "National Army Veterans Party Headquarters", also known as the "Honorable People's Party Headquarters". "Huang Fuxing" is its code name, which means "descendants of Yan and Huang, rejuvenate China". The party headquarters was established in July 1956 under the leadership of Chiang Ching-kuo. Its members are mainly retired officers and soldiers and their families, as well as members of institutions affiliated to the "Retired Auxiliary Association"; most counties and cities are known as "Huang Guo x Party Headquarters" or "Huang Rong The Kuomintang lost its ruling position for the first time in the 2000 general election. After the election, it carried out party affairs reforms and abolished the eight "special party departments", leaving only the "Huang Fuxing". In the past ten years, the most famous representative of the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" is Xu Linong. The party's political propositions include "the Chinese Kuomintang must not be changed to the 'Taiwan Kuomintang'" and "'Taiwan independence' must not be an option advocated by the Chinese Kuomintang. "And "Restore the 'Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall' and the 'Dazhong Zhizheng' plaque and the bronze statue of Chiang Kai-shek in the military as soon as possible."
After the KMT lost the election in 2020, Wu Dunyi resigned as party chairman. When the KMT chairmanship was re-elected, the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" had about 83,000 members, accounting for 24% of the KMT members. This party headquarters has always had a high mobilization rate and has great influence within the Kuomintang. In September 2021, Hong Kong's "Asia Weekly" stated that the Kuomintang presidential election is a closed election, and only party members can vote. The "Huang Renaissance Party Department" has always had the highest voting rate and is regarded as the "iron ticket army" of the Kuomintang. It is generally believed that If we can get the support of the "Yellow Renaissance Party Headquarters", it will be equivalent to stabilizing half of the country.
"Asia Weekly" mentioned that due to the "change of pillars" in the past, many deep blue and military members of the "Yellow Renaissance Party Department" have never understood Zhu Lilun. Taiwan's United News Network stated on the 5th that only the party headquarters can control and contact the "Yellow Fuxing" party member roster. The matter of disbanding it has been discussed within the Kuomintang in the past, but it has never actually been implemented. Some Kuomintang insiders said on the 5th that this move is not a dismantling but a merger, and there is no so-called layoffs. All "Huang Fuxing" personnel will work in the local party headquarters. As for why the integration was carried out, this person said that the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" is no longer just for veterans to join, anyone can enter, which has somewhat lost its previous meaning, and also resulted in the fact that it is obviously the Kuomintang but there are still two systems. , in addition, the local party headquarters and the "Yellow Renaissance Party Headquarters" often conflict with each other, so they are integrated to complement each other's advantages and maximize their combat effectiveness.
's elimination of the "Yellow Renaissance Party Headquarters" has caused considerable concern on the island. Some "legislators" expressed support, believing that "the Kuomintang should no longer be kidnapped by too strong an ideology." It is expected that there will be a strong backlash, and it depends on whether Zhu Lilun can minimize the backlash. Zhao Shaokang, former chairman of China Broadcasting Corporation, affirmed the contribution of the "Huang Fuxing" to the Kuomintang on the 6th, but the Kuomintang must move toward "flattening" and "internal creation." However, many people expressed opposition. Taipei City Councilor Ying Xiaowei, a member of the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters", declared on the 6th that "Huang Fuxing will never wither" and that even if it is integrated into the local party headquarters, "it will never go into history." Zhang Yazhong, the general principal of Sunwen School, said on the 6th that this is a line choice, not just the abolition of a unit. "The existence of Huang Fuxing symbolizes that the Chinese soul and national soul of the Kuomintang still exist. What does the abolition of Huang Fuxing mean?" , of course it will be clear." Luo Ruida, deputy chairman of the "Huang Fu Party Committee", said that he admired Zhu Lilun's determination and courage in reforming party affairs, but the timing and direction were wrong. "It coincides with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Huangpu, which highlights that this is a disappointing and sad decision." Hong Xiuzhu, the former chairman of the Kuomintang, called on the 6th not to let party members become discouraged or even leave with hatred, but to deal with it prudently. Taipei City Mayor Chiang Wanan said that he believes that the Party Central Committee will do a good job in communication and dialogue, and must also listen to the voices of grassroots party members.
Taiwan's "United Daily News" stated on the 6th that the votes of "Yellow Fuxing" party members have always been a battleground for military strategists. When Zhu Lilun ran for party chairman, he went back to Taoyuan to raise the flag, claiming to be a son of a soldier. When Han Guoyu ran for party chairman, he also shouted the slogan "I am the real Huang Fuxing", and the party's iron vote was also the force behind Han's firm support. During the general election last year, Kuomintang candidate Hou Youyi specifically said "Huang Fuxing" 67 Publicly apologizing to Han Kuo-yu to gain support at the anniversary celebration and mobilization meeting was regarded as the first step towards reconciliation between Hou and Han. The article stated that the decision to abolish the "Huang Fuxing Party Headquarters" is tantamount to wielding a knife from the palace, and the timing of the abolishment coincides with the centenary of Huangpu this year, which is deeply regrettable. (Chen Lifei) ▲
