Accusing UPP of Threatening National Security! Ministry of the Interior Officially Announces Petition for Dissolution, Three Key Reasons Revealed

The Ministry of the Interior held a press conference today (30th) to announce its formal petition to the Constitutional Court for the dissolution of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party (CUPP). The Party Review Committee had already voted 7 to 1 in favor of dissolution on January 2, 2025. After one year of collecting comprehensive evidence from various government agencies and overseas sources, the government officially declared the move, emphasizing it as a necessary democratic defense mechanism to safeguard Taiwan's free and democratic constitutional order.

The Ministry cited three main reasons for seeking CUPP's dissolution. First, the party has long cooperated with the Chinese Communist Party to develop organizations in Taiwan, including assisting in cognitive warfare, infiltrating grassroots associations and temples, introducing active and retired military personnel to build spy networks, and channeling Chinese capital into elections and organizing trips for voters to China.

Second, the party has assisted in cross-border repression, enabling Beijing's long-arm jurisdiction to silence Taiwan's democracy. Third, despite operating under the guise of a political party, it functions as a criminal organization, with multiple high-ranking members involved in serious organized crime and national security law violations.

Deputy Minister Ma Shiyuan emphasized that the party's founding goal has always been the elimination of the Republic of China. Under Article 5 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution and Article 26 of the Political Parties Act, the competent authority has a duty to act when a party's purpose or actions threaten the existence of the ROC. With rising pressure from China, Ma stated that handling the CUPP case will serve as a critical benchmark for responding to future threats.