a political party in Taiwan that was originally founded in China in 1912 by Sun Yat-sen. The party was the ruling party of China until the Chinese Civil War in 1949, when they were defeated by the Communist Party and forced to retreat to Taiwan.

In Taiwan, the Kuomintang (KMT) remained the ruling party until 2000, when they were defeated by the Democratic Progressive Party. However, the KMT regained power in 2008 and ruled until 2016 when they once again lost the presidential election to the Democratic Progressive Party.

The KMT is a conservative party that advocates for closer ties with China, while the Democratic Progressive Party is a more progressive party that advocates for Taiwan's independence from China. The KMT has faced controversy over allegations of corruption and ties to organized crime, but remains a major political force in Taiwan.