Building durable democratic institutions requires resources, but resources must serve the mission rather than control it. Free China / Third Republic treats sustainability as the capacity to preserve research, educate the public, build professional networks and develop institutional readiness while protecting independence, evidence standards and accountable governance.
Sustainability is broader than cash. It may include volunteer and pro-bono capacity, archival and research infrastructure, technology and communications services, professional expertise, educational and event capacity, institutional hosting or partnerships, and lawful financial support when an authorized channel exists. The project does not publish invented budgets, balances, donor counts, reserves, liabilities, valuations, burn rates or forecasts. Where authoritative financial evidence does not yet exist, numerical metrics remain UNKNOWN / NOT CALCULABLE.
Mission before money. No supporter, donor, sponsor, vendor, partner or volunteer receives authority over historical findings, constitutional analysis, readiness assessments, public statements, appointments, procurement or governance merely by providing resources. Funding or in-kind support does not constitute endorsement in either direction. Material restrictions, conflicts and reporting obligations must be documented and reviewed before acceptance.
Diversification and resilience are core safeguards. A sustainable system should reduce dependence on any single source, recurring-cost fragility, vendor lock-in, key-person dependence and unfunded long-term commitments. As real operating evidence becomes available, continuity planning may incorporate reconciled costs, reserves or contingencies and periodic review of concentration and renewal risks. Until then, qualitative dependence may be recorded without inventing percentages.
Transparency must be proportional, accurate and compatible with law, privacy, safety, donor restrictions and accounting integrity. Public reporting should explain resource categories, governance safeguards and material restrictions without exposing private contacts, nonpublic financial records or confidential security information.
The project should reject resources conditioned on falsifying evidence, suppressing material findings, concealing conflicts, misrepresenting endorsement, bypassing governance controls, discriminatory or unlawful conduct, or improper political or personal benefit. Conflicts should be handled through disclosure, recusal, restriction, transparency, rejection or another documented mitigation.
Public participation may include lawful offers of research collaboration, translation, technical or professional assistance, educational support, venue or event capacity and other in-kind expertise. Financial-support or donation information should appear only after the relevant legal and organizational channel is genuinely authorized and operational. A public page must never imply that a donation channel, legal entity status, spending authority or financial capacity exists before it is verified.
Historical research and constitutional or transition analysis may inform the project, but they do not establish fundraising authority, financial status, future fiscal powers or endorsement. Financial claims must come from authoritative financial records and applicable governance approvals.
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