Editing Taiwan independence movement (section)

=== ''Huadu'' and ''Taidu'' ===
Within the Pan-Green Coalition of Taiwan, there are two main factions, the [[Huadu (Taiwan)|''Huadu'']] and ''Taidu''. The more moderate ''Huadu'' faction, mainly located in the ruling [[Democratic Progressive Party]], posits [[Taiwan]] and its outlying islands are ''already'' a sovereign state under the name "Republic of China"'','' making a formal declaration of independence unnecessary. ''Huadu'' politics is the semi-official stance of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party under the [[Lai Ching-te]] and [[Tsai Ing-wen]] administrations. 

Conversely, the more radical ''Taidu'' faction advocates a more radical departure from the ''[[status quo]]'' by making a formal [[declaration of independence]] to create a ''de jure'' "Republic of Taiwan"; advocates for a ''de jure'' Taiwanese state can be found in smaller parties in the Pan-Green coalition, such as the [[Taiwan Statebuilding Party]] and [[Taiwan Solidarity Union]], as well as in minority elements of the ruling DPP.

The term "Taiwan independence movement" is thus somewhat imprecise inasmuch its main representative, the Democratic Progressive Party, does not support any change in the constitutional name of the Taiwanese state for the foreseeable future; they generally view the modern Republic of China as [[Four-Stage Theory of the Republic of China|synonymous with a sovereign Taiwanese state]]; the incumbent President of Taiwan, [[Lai Ching-te]] of the DPP, believes that "Taiwan is already a sovereign, independent country called the Republic of China".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-08-14 |title=Taiwan's Election Is All About War |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-08-14/why-taiwan-s-2024-election-is-all-about-threat-of-war-with-china |access-date=2024-09-25 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref>