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Organization promoting Taiwan independence

The World United Formosans for Independence (WUFI) is an organization promoting Taiwan independence. It was established in 1970 by like minded organizations in Canada, the U. S., Japan, Europe, and Taiwan. Its aim is to establish a Republic of Taiwan. Pro independence activist Ng Chiau tong, who served as the Chairman of the WUFI from 1995 until 2011, died in office from complications of surgery on 17 November 2011.

On 28 February 1947, the 228 Massacre took place in Taiwan. Within 3 years of the incident Taiwanese oversea exiles Thomas Liao and Chen Chih hsiung established the Taiwan Democratic Independence Party in Japan, and later led the 台灣共和國臨時政府. In 1950, some Taiwanese left Formosa organized and published “Taiwanese Youth monthly” started to organize young Taiwanese independence activists. The reasons were not all political. The Nationalist Chinese had a land reform to buy excess land not tilled by the landowners and sold them to farmers at zero interest. Those who received stock certificates in compensation were not pleased with the exchange. Banning the use of Japanese in public also caused inconvenience to many Taiwanese who were educated in Japanese under colonial rule. The Japanese officials were mostly honest following a more rigid standards. In 1954, Taiwanese American students (Jay Loo, John Lin, Edward Chen, Ton ket Young) organized 3F (Free Formosa for Formosans) in Philadelphia. In a few years 3F was reorganized as UFI (United Formosans for Independence).

In April, 1970, UFAI member Peter Huang from Cornell University made an assassination attempt on Chiang Ching Kuo who had been invited to a luncheon in New York City. Huang fired a pistol at Chiang but failed to cause injury. Huang was arrested and pled guilty; his accompliice Cheng Tsu Tsai fled to Sweden where he was extradited back to the U. S.

In December, the World United Formosans for Independence (WUFI) was officially created in New York city. In January, 1971, WUFI announced their declaration to struggle for Taiwan independence. Possible attendees: George Chang, Trong Chai, Lo hok tsuan, Kyu Bun ki, 莊秋雄, Wang Po wen. It was decided at that meeting to publish monthly newsletter named "Taiwan Independence". In NYC several WUFI members chained themselves at the United Nations demanding human rights in Taiwan. In June, WUFI organized their first secret meeting at Denison University with roughly 90 people in attendance. Two people, Clyde Kiang and Tom Tseng, did not attend since they could not decipher the secret code. In Williamsport Little League World series the group hired an air plane to tow a banner. Pro KMT group took Taiwan flags away were in fights some Taiwan Independence supporters. WUFI had a propaganda campaign to send clandestine Taiwan Independence messages to Taiwan from 1971 to 1975. The Taiwan Independence symbol was the triangle over the circle. In 1979, the Kaohsiung incident took place.

After the Kaoshiung incident took place, the murder of Lin Yi siung's family took place on February 28, 1980. This energized the oversease Taiwanese community to fundraise for the movement in Taiwan. In 1980, the Taiwan Tribune started to be published and circulated among the Taiwan Independence supporters. Regional Taiwanese conferences that were organized all across North America would invite speakers and fundraise to support the movement in Taiwan. Efforts to organize the community to lobby the US and Canadian governments were started with earnest. A series of bombings of KMT offices and officials in the United States from 1979 to 1980 resulted in the Department of Justice adding WUFI to its list of terrorist organizations in May 1980. In 1984, Taiwanese underground figures came to California murder Chinese American author Henry Liu. Liu was not an activist. Rather the Taiwan government was sensitive about writing revealing things they wish to protect. The book is available offering little new information. In 1988, the World Taiwanese conference was to be held in Taiwan. WUFI members sought to attend this conference and convince Taiwanese people that the supporters for Taiwan independence are people who seek to serve Taiwan's best interests.

Since WUFI was founded in 1971, the above ground leadership was an overseas Taiwanese movement since to publicly support Taiwan independence in Taiwan would cause immediate arrest and imprisonment. In 1990, the overseas Taiwanese independence movement decided to make a concerted effort to challenge the blacklist and move their leadership back to Taiwan. In 1991, many of the WUFI leaders who went back to Taiwan were arrested and imprisoned. The overseas WUFI members and supporters organized solidarity protests to pressure Taiwan.

Overseas Taiwanese human rights and independence activists faced retribution from the KMT government in Taiwan. Almost all active members of WUFI were blacklisted and unable to return to visit their family in Taiwan. Some were blacklisted since the 1960s. The blacklist was finally lifted in 1993.