Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD; Chinese: 財團法人臺灣民主基金會; pinyin: Cáituán Fǎrén Táiwān Mínzhǔ Jījīnhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Châi-thoân Hoat-jîn Tâi-oân Bîn-chú Ki-kim-hōe) is a non-partisan non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei.

[2] Originally initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China in June 2003, the foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world.

[6] On 3 August 2022, TFD was sanctioned by the Taiwan Affairs Office for supporting Taiwanese independence.

[7] TFD publishes the semi-annual Taiwan Journal of Democracy (TJD, ISSN 1815-7238),[8] a refereed journal for the study of democratic politics, especially democratic development in Taiwan and other Asian democracies.

[9] TFD also publishes in English the annual China Human Rights Report,[10] Taiwan Democracy Quarterly in Mandarin Chinese with an English edition due in late 2018, among other publications.

TFD headquarters in Daan District, Taipei