Headquarters Zhongzheng, Taipei Website www.mac.gov.tw Jurisdiction Taiwan | Parent agency Executive Yuan Founded 1991 | |
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Formed August 1988 (as Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee)
28 January 1991 (as MAC) Ministers responsible Katharine Chang, Minister
Chang Tien-chin, Chiu Chui-cheng, Lin Cheng-yi, Deputy Ministers Profiles | ||
Andrew hsia from mainland affairs council speaks 2
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (ROC). The MAC is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of policies between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People's Republic of China which administers mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. The MAC counterpart body by the PRC is the Taiwan Affairs Office. Both states officially claim each other's territory, however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and surrounding islands, and therefore is usually known as "Taiwan", sometimes referred to as the "Free Area" of the Republic of China by the Constitution of the Republic of China. The People's Republic of China controls mainland China as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Hainan, and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as "China".
Contents
- Andrew hsia from mainland affairs council speaks 2
- Mainland affairs council minister meets with overseas taiwanese business leaders
- History
- Organizational structure
- Internal departments
- Offices
- Others
- List of MAC heads
- References
The Mainland Affairs Council is administered by a cabinet level Minister. The current Minister is Katharine Chang.
The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of relations with mainland China and advising the central government. The agency funds and indirectly administers the Straits Exchange Foundation which is the official intermediary with the PRC.
Mainland affairs council minister meets with overseas taiwanese business leaders
History
In November 1987, relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have improved a lot after ROC government began to allow family-related visits to Mainland China. The Executive Yuan therefore established the Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee in August 1988 as a task force to handle mainland-related affairs among the authorities. In April 1990, the ROC government drafted the Organization Act for the Mainland Affairs Council to strengthen Mainland China policy making and to enhance policy making efficiency. The third reading of the act was passed by the Legislative Yuan on 18 January 1991. On 28 January 1991, the act was promulgated by President Lee Teng-hui thus officially authorized the Mainland Affairs Council to be the agency for the overall planning and handling of affairs towards Mainland China.
Organizational structure
The agency is organized in the following departments:
Internal departments
Offices
Others
List of MAC heads
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