The "Referendum on Entering the UN" March: Using Impossible Foreign Policy Goals for Election Mobilization

The Chen Shui-bian government organized a massive march for a referendum on entering the United Nations under the name "Taiwan." Despite knowing it was diplomatically unfeasible and strongly opposed by the US, the DPP used it as a primary tool for election mobilization, inciting populist nationalism while ignoring the real isolation and risks such provocative actions brought to Taiwan''s international standing.