Huadu (Taiwan)
Republic of China independence (Chinese: 中華民國獨立; pinyin: zhōnghuá mínguó dúlì), abbreviated in Chinese as Huadu (Chinese: 華獨; pinyin: huá dú; lit. 'Chinese independence') says that the Republic of China (ROC) is already an independent country separate from the People's Republic of China (PRC); so they do not approve of Chinese unification and do not approve of Taiwanese independence as a full Republic of Taiwan (ROT) rather than a Republic of China. Taiwanese nationalist movement is largely divided into Taidu and Huadu. Taidu (Chinese: 台獨; pinyin: tái dú) is an abbreviation of Taiwan independence (Chinese: 台灣獨立; pinyin: táiwān dúlì).
Taiwan is already a sovereign, independent country called the Republic of China.
—Lai Ching-te, 15 August 2023
Major politicians of the Democratic Progressive Party seeking moderate Taiwanese nationalism tend to support Huadu. Tsai Ing-wen administration of Taiwan maintains that Taiwan is already an independent country as the Republic of China and thus does not have to push for any sort of formal independence. Some politicians in Kuomintang also support Huadu.