The Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) ( Traditional Chinese : ; Simplified Chinese : ; abbreviated to or ; Hanyu Pinyin : MÃ njÃ ndÇ ng ) is a major political party in the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . The party has been linked with the pan-green coalition and de-jure Taiwan independence movementy . The Democratic Progressive Party ( DPP ) is a political party in Taiwan , and the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition .