The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), built around a nucleus of so-called "mainstream" KMT party members, was officially established in a ceremony held August 12th. Former president Lee Teng-hui, the TSU's rallying point, accepted an invitation to speak and shared his experience with party legislative candidates.
八月十二日，以原先國民黨本土主流派為中堅的新政黨「台灣團結聯盟」舉行成立大會，台聯的精神領袖、前總統李登輝應邀致詞。