The government is describing the recent founding of a "revolutionary
communist" organization here in Taiwan as more of intellectual society or
"book club," than a political party.

The Revolutionary Communist Party of Taiwan announced its formation on
Thursday of last week on social media - days after holding a "founding party
congress."

The group said nearly 20 supporters from across Taiwan attended the founding
event in Taipei.

Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh says the group appear to
be followers of the ideas of Leon Trotsky and adhere to "original Marxist
ideals and humanism," to be point of being "somewhat naive," ...

..... and have been regarded as troublesome by the Chinese Communist Party
throughout its history, subject to purges and arrests.

Liang says the group has not formally registered as a political party with
the Ministry of the Interior, and, given its revolutionary goals, is unlikely
to do so.

However, Liang refused to say whether the government views the founding of
the group to be illegal - saying only that under the Constitutional Court
Interpretation No. 644, political parties in Taiwan can advocate for
communism.