Taiwan’s ‘White Wolf’ leads lonely crusade to ‘reunify’ with China

What the report says

Taipei has moved to dissolve Taiwan’s Chinese Unification Promotion Party, or CUPP, over alleged links to Beijing, according to Al Jazeera’s report from Taipei published on August 14, 2026. The party is led by Chang An-lo, a controversial figure widely known as the “White Wolf,” who argues that Taiwan should eventually “reunify” peacefully with China.

Al Jazeera says Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior filed a request with the Constitutional Court seeking the party’s disbandment. The government alleges the CUPP took instructions from Beijing to build local influence networks, recruited current and former military personnel for spying, and used Chinese money to interfere in elections. The ministry has also said the party threatens the constitutional order and democratic system.

Chang rejects the criticism and says his group is promoting peace, not conflict. He argues that Taiwan should avoid steps toward independence, which he says could trigger war. In the interview cited by Al Jazeera, he also claimed to support China’s United Front system and described helping people in Taiwan with local disputes and rescues from trafficking situations, though the outlet said it could not verify those claims.

The report adds broader context: the CUPP has little electoral strength, but officials and analysts say its dissolution would be largely symbolic because China’s influence efforts in Taiwan are broader than one party. Beijing, meanwhile, has defended pro-reunification politics as legitimate and accused Taipei of suppressing dissent.