The council was created on 10 December 1993, in a meeting inTaipei,Taiwan.[1] There are nine member parties, an associate member, and one party with observer status. Currently, many democrats in Asia have a relationship with CALD. CALD has also opened its membership to like-minded individuals, and regularly engages with non-member political parties from Japan and South Korea with which it shares the same democratic values. TheDemocratic Party of Japan is one of the examples.
For the convenience of particular members, they also accept individual members, like the situation in Hong Kong. TheDemocratic Party of Hong Kong is represented in CALD byMartin Lee andSin Chung Kai. The third individual member of the CALD was Indonesia's ex-PresidentAbdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009).Aung San Suu Kyi andCorazon Aquino (1933–2009) are honorary members of CALD.
The CALD has been sanctioned by thePeople's Republic of China for allegedly promoting Taiwanese independence.[2][3] The council has called the sanctions unfortunate and said they would not undermine the advocacy work it is engaged in.[4]
Cambodia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Mongolia
Philippines
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand
Myanmar
Japan
