Patriot Alliance Association

The (Chinese) Patriot Alliance Association (Chinese: 愛國同心會), abbreviated PAA, also known as the Concentric Patriotism Alliance (Chinese: 中華愛國同心會) or the Concentric Patriotism Association of China is a pro-Chinese Communist Party organization that supports the unification of Taiwan and China.[1][2]

Chinese Patriot Alliance Association
中華愛國同心會/中華愛國同心黨
LeaderChou Ching-chun
Secretary-GeneralZhang Xiuye
FoundedAugust 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)
HeadquartersWanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan
IdeologyChinese nationalism
One country, two systems
Chinese unification
Socialism with Chinese characteristics
Anti-Taiwan independence
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Red,   Blue,   White
Legislative Yuan
0 / 113
Party flag
Sound truck belonging to the Patriot Alliance Association, with anti-Falun Gong and anti-Lee Teng-hui slogans, and declaring that the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands belong to China.

The organization was founded in 1993 and has been subjected to multiple public complaints of harassment and aggression. Because of this, its members have been informally labeled "Communist thugs in Taiwan".[2] Previous attacks by members of the PAA have targeted Falun Gong-practitioners in front of the Taipei 101 square in 2010.[1][3]

Zhang Xiuye (張秀葉) is a founding member of the Chinese Patriotic Alliance Association. She was born in Shanghai, married a Taiwanese and then moved to Taiwan around 1993, after which she and her husband divorced.[2] According to some sources, Zhang is considered the leader of the PAA.[3] She has been sued in Taiwan for aggravated slander.

Another member of the PAA is the Vietnamese-born Su An-sheng (蘇安生), who had reportedly kicked the former President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, in the back.[4][5][6]

In July 2022, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office disclosed that the PAA's attempts to influence Taiwanese politics were funded by the Taiwan Affairs Office in China. Wanted notices were issued for Lin Ming-mei, the wife of former party chairman Chou Ching-chun, and the party's secretary-general, Zhang Xiuye.[7]

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References
  1. Wei, Katherine (21 January 2015). "Ko demands new Xinyi police chief report on alleged Falun Gong fight". The China Post.
  2. Cole, J. Michael (16 August 2014). "Who's Waving Those PRC Flags (and Beating People Up) at Taipei 101?". Thinking Taiwan.
  3. Min-Hua Chiang (30 October 2015). China-Taiwan Rapprochement: The Political Economy of Cross-Straits Relations. p. 92. ISBN 9781317427940.
  4. "Man sentenced to 3 days in jail for kicking ex-president". Taiwan News. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. Chang, Rich; Shu-ling, Ko (22 July 2008). "Chen kicked by protester at hearing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. "Anklage: Aktivist trat Taiwans Ex-Präsidenten Chen in den Hintern". Der Standard (in German). 12 September 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. Chien, Li-chung; Chung, Jake (6 July 2022). "TAO funded pro-unification patriotism party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
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