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{{Infobox Government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Mainland Affairs Council
| agency_name = Mainland Affairs Council
|nativename =
| nativename =
|nativename_a = {{lang|zh-tw|大陸委員會}}
| nativename_a = {{lang|zh-tw|大陸委員會}}
|nativename_r = Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì ([[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]])<br>Thai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi ([[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]])
| nativename_r = Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì ([[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]])<br>Thai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi ([[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]])
|logo = File:ROC Mainland Affairs Council Seal.svg
| logo =
|logo_width = 200px
| logo_width = 200px
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|seal =
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|formed = August 1988 (as Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee)<br>28 January 1991 (as MAC)<ref name="autogenerated1">http://www.mac.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=94003&ctNode=7108&mp=3</ref>
| formed = August 1988 (as Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee)<br>28 January 1991 (as MAC)<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mac.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=94003&ctNode=7108&mp=3|title=Mainland Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=22 February 2017|access-date=23 March 2013|archive-date=5 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505205307/https://www.mac.gov.tw/en/News_Content.aspx?n=803F3469131DAF19&sms=B82C8C4331A350DC&s=F25F56E6024719B2|url-status=live}}</ref>
|preceding1 =
| preceding1 = Department of Unification (1957–1988)
|preceding2 =
| preceding2 =
|dissolved =
| dissolved =
|superseding =
| superseding =
|jurisdiction = Republic of China
| jurisdiction = Republic of China
|headquarters = [[Zhongzheng District|Zhongzheng]], [[Taipei]]
| headquarters = [[Zhongzheng District|Zhongzheng]], [[Taipei]], Taiwan
|employees =
| employees =
|budget =
| budget =
|minister1_name = [[Chen Ming-tong]]
| minister1_name = [[Chiu Tai-san]]
|minister1_pfo = Minister
| minister1_pfo = Minister
|minister2_name = [[Chen Ming-chi (politician)|Chen Ming-chi]], [[Chiu Chui-cheng]], [[Lee Li-chen]]
| minister2_name = [[Chiu Chui-cheng]], [[Lee Li-chen]], [[Wu Mei-hung]]
|minister2_pfo = Deputy Ministers
| minister2_pfo = Deputy Ministers
|chief1_name =
| chief1_name =
|chief1_position =
| chief1_position =
|parent_agency = [[Executive Yuan]]
| parent_agency = [[Executive Yuan]]
|child1_agency =
| child1_agency = [[Straits Exchange Foundation]]
|child2_agency =
| child2_agency =
|website = [http://www.mac.gov.tw/mp.asp?mp=3 www.mac.gov.tw]
| website = {{Official URL}}
|footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
{{Chinese
{{Infobox Chinese
|title = Mainland Affairs Council
| title = Mainland Affairs Council
|t = {{linktext|大陸|委員會}}
| t = {{linktext|大陸|委員會}}
|s = {{linktext|大陆|委员会}}
| s = {{linktext|大陆|委员会}}
|l = Mainland Committee
| l = Mainland Committee
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| p = Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì
|poj = Tāi-lio̍k Úi-oân-hōe
| poj = Tāi-lio̍k Úi-oân-hōe
|tl = Tāi-lio̍k Úi-uân-hūe
| tl = Tāi-lio̍k Úi-uân-hūe
|phfs= Thai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi
| phfs = Thai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi
}}
}}


The '''Mainland Affairs Council''' ('''MAC''') is a Taiwanese [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]-level administrative agency under the [[Executive Yuan]]. 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]].<ref name=tail>{{cite book |last=Chi |first=Su |title=Taiwan's relations with Mainland China |url=https://books.google.com.co/books?id=hdTMuHG2hXcC&pg=PA88&dq=mainland+affairs+council&hl=es-419&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG8afrj_rVAhUF7yYKHTZnAzMQ6AEIODAD#v=onepage&q=mainland%20affairs%20council&f=false |accessdate=August 28, 2017 |language= |year=2009 |publisher=Routledge |location=London and New York |isbn=978-0-415-46454-3 |chapter=Conciliation in cross-strait relations |pages=4 |cita=}}</ref> The MAC's counterpart body in 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|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]]".
The '''Mainland Affairs Council''' ('''MAC''') is a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]-level administrative agency under the [[Executive Yuan]] of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]). The MAC is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of the [[cross-strait relations]] policy which targets [[mainland China]], [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]].<ref name="tail">{{cite book |last=Chi |first=Su |title=Taiwan's relations with Mainland China |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hdTMuHG2hXcC&q=mainland+affairs+council&pg=PA88 |access-date=August 28, 2017 |year=2009 |publisher=Routledge |location=London and New York |isbn=978-0-415-46454-3 |chapter=Conciliation in cross-strait relations |pages=4 |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505205104/https://books.google.com/books?id=hdTMuHG2hXcC&q=mainland+affairs+council&pg=PA88#v=snippet&q=mainland%20affairs%20council&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>


The MAC's counterpart body in the [[China|People's Republic of China]] is the [[Taiwan Affairs Office]]. Both states officially claim each other's territory; however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and Penghu as well as surrounding islands, and therefore is usually known as "Taiwan", sometimes referred to as the "[[Taiwan Area|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, and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as "China". Therefore, the affairs related to the PRC belongs to the MAC, not the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].
The Mainland Affairs Council is administered by a [[Executive Yuan|cabinet level]] Minister. The current Minister is [[Chen Ming-tong]].


The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of relations with mainland China and advising the central government.<ref name=tail /> The agency funds and indirectly administers the [[Straits Exchange Foundation]] which is the official intermediary with the PRC.
The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of cross-strait relations and advising the central government.<ref name="tail" /> The agency funds and indirectly administers the [[Straits Exchange Foundation]] which is the official intermediary with the PRC. It is administered by a [[Executive Yuan|cabinet level]] Minister. The current Minister is [[Chiu Tai-san]].


==History==
==History==
In November 1987, relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have improved considerably after [[Government of the Republic of China|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 taskforce 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 of the Republic of China|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.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name=tail />
In November 1987, relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have improved considerably after [[Government of the Republic of China|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 taskforce 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 of the Republic of China|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.<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref name=tail /> In 2017, some of the responsibilities of the [[Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission]] (MTAC) were absorbed into the MAC's Department of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs, creating the expanded Department of Hong Kong, Macao, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-16 |title=Taiwan calls time on Mongolia and Tibet affairs commission |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2106907/taiwan-calls-time-mongolia-and-tibet-affairs-commission |access-date=2020-04-26 |website=[[South China Morning Post]] |language=en |archive-date=2020-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625050723/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2106907/taiwan-calls-time-mongolia-and-tibet-affairs-commission |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, the MAC banned Taiwanese citizens from working at [[Confucius Institute]]s, the [[Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits]] (ARATS), the [[All-China Youth Federation]], and the [[All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots]] due to national security concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-03 |title=Taiwan bans its citizens from working for China's Confucius Institutes |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202405030001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503183553/https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202405030001 |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=[[Focus Taiwan]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Organizational structure==
==Organizational structure==
[[File:Mainland Affairs Council from VOA.jpg|thumb|Mainland Affairs Council office]]
[[File:Mainland Affairs Council from VOA.jpg|thumb|Mainland Affairs Council office]]
[[File:ROC Mainland Affairs Council press conference lectern 20170203.jpg|thumb|Mainland Affairs Council press conference lectern]]
[[File:ROC Mainland Affairs Council press conference lectern 20170203.jpg|thumb|Mainland Affairs Council press conference lectern]]
The agency is organized in the following departments:<ref>http://www.mac.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=94005&ctNode=7108&mp=3</ref>
The agency is organized in the following departments:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mac.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=94005&ctNode=7108&mp=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025920/http://www.mac.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=94005&ctNode=7108&mp=3 |archive-date=2014-05-08 |title=Organizational Structure of the MAC ─ Mainland Affairs Council}}</ref>


===Internal departments===
===Internal departments===
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* Department of Economic Affairs
* Department of Economic Affairs
* Department of Legal Affairs
* Department of Legal Affairs
* Department of [[Hong Kong]], [[Macao]], Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs
* Department of Hong Kong, Macao, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs
* Department of Information and Liaison
* Department of Information and Liaison


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==List of MAC heads==
==List of MAC heads==
[[File:Chen_Ming-tong.jpg|thumb|[[Chen Ming-tong]], the incumbent Minister of MAC.]]
[[File:邱太三.JPG|thumb|[[Chiu Tai-san]], the incumbent Minister of MAC.]]


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{{legend2|{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}|[[Kuomintang]] (Nationalist)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|[[Kuomintang]] (Nationalist)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}|[[Democratic Progressive Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}|[[Democratic Progressive Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{Taiwan Solidarity Union/meta/color}}|[[Taiwan Solidarity Union]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Taiwan Solidarity Union}}|[[Taiwan Solidarity Union]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|--
|--
! №
! No.
! width="180"|Name
! width="180"|Name
! colspan=2 width="180"|Term of Office
! colspan=2 width="180"|Term of Office
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 1
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 1
| align=center|[[Shih Chi-yang]] (施啟揚)
| align=center|[[Shih Chi-yang]] (施啟揚)
| 7 February 1991 || 31 May 1991 || {{age in days|1991|2|7|1991|5|31}}
| 7 February 1991 || 31 May 1991 || {{age in days|1991|2|7|1991|5|31}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 2
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 2
| align=center|[[Huang Kun-huei]] (黃昆輝)
| align=center|[[Huang Kun-huei]] (黃昆輝)
| 1 June 1991 || 14 December 1994 || {{age in days|1991|6|1|1994|12|14}}
| 1 June 1991 || 14 December 1994 || {{age in days|1991|6|1|1994|12|14}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 3
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 3
| align=center|[[Vincent Siew]] (蕭萬長)
| align=center|[[Vincent Siew]] (蕭萬長)
| 15 December 1994 || 3 December 1995 || {{age in days|1994|12|15|1995|12|3}}
| 15 December 1994 || 3 December 1995 || {{age in days|1994|12|15|1995|12|3}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | —
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | —
| align=center|[[Kao Koong-lian]] (高孔廉)
| align=center|[[Kao Koong-lian]] (高孔廉)
| 3 December 1995 || 27 February 1996 || {{age in days|1995|12|3|1996|2|27}}
| 3 December 1995 || 27 February 1996 || {{age in days|1995|12|3|1996|2|27}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 4
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 4
| align=center|[[Chang King-yuh]] (張京育)
| align=center|[[Chang King-yuh]] (張京育)
| 28 February 1996 || 31 January 1999 || {{age in days|1996|2|28|1999|1|31}}
| 28 February 1996 || 31 January 1999 || {{age in days|1996|2|28|1999|1|31}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 5
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 5
| align=center|[[Su Chi]] (蘇起)
| align=center|[[Su Chi]] (蘇起)
| 1 February 1999 || 19 May 2000 || {{age in days|1999|2|1|2000|5|19}}
| 1 February 1999 || 19 May 2000 || {{age in days|1999|2|1|2000|5|19}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Non-partisan/meta/color}}; color:black;" | 6
! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 6
| align=center|[[Tsai Ing-wen]] (蔡英文)
| align=center|[[Tsai Ing-wen]] (蔡英文)
| 20 May 2000 || 19 May 2004 || {{age in days|2000|5|20|2004|5|19}}
| 20 May 2000 || 19 May 2004 || {{age in days|2000|5|20|2004|5|19}}
| Independent
| Independent
| [[Tang Fei]]<br>[[Chang Chun-hsiung]]<br>[[Yu Shyi-kun]]
| [[Tang Fei]]<br>[[Chang Chun-hsiung]] I<br>[[Yu Shyi-kun]]
|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 7
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 7
| align=center|[[Joseph Wu]] (吳釗燮)
| align=center|[[Joseph Wu]] (吳釗燮)
| 20 May 2004 || 10 April 2007 || {{age in days|2004|5|20|2007|4|10}}
| 20 May 2004 || 10 April 2007 || {{age in days|2004|5|20|2007|4|10}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 8
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 8
| align=center|[[Chen Ming-tong]] (陳明通)
| align=center|[[Chen Ming-tong]] (陳明通)
| 10 April 2007 || 19 May 2008 || {{age in days|2007|4|10|2008|5|19}}
| 10 April 2007 || 19 May 2008 || {{age in days|2007|4|10|2008|5|19}}
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[Su Tseng-chang]] I<br>[[Chang Chun-hsiung]]
| [[Su Tseng-chang]] I<br>[[Chang Chun-hsiung]] II
|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Taiwan Solidarity Union/meta/color}}; color:black;" | 9
! style="background:{{party color|Taiwan Solidarity Union}}; color:black;" | 9
| align=center|[[Lai Shin-yuan]] (賴幸媛)
| align=center|[[Lai Shin-yuan]] (賴幸媛)
| 20 May 2008 || 28 September 2012 || {{age in days|2008|5|20|2012|9|28}}
| 20 May 2008 || 28 September 2012 || {{age in days|2008|5|20|2012|9|28}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Kuomintang/meta/color}}; color:white;" | 10
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 10
| align=center|[[Wang Yu-chi]] (王郁琦)
| align=center|[[Wang Yu-chi]] (王郁琦)
| 28 September 2012 || 16 February 2015 || {{age in days|2012|9|28|2015|2|16}}
| 28 September 2012 || 16 February 2015 || {{age in days|2012|9|28|2015|2|16}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Non-partisan/meta/color}}; color:black;" | 11
! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 11
| align=center|[[Andrew Hsia]] (夏立言)
| align=center|[[Andrew Hsia]] (夏立言)
| 16 February 2015 || 19 May 2016 || {{age in days|2015|2|16|2016|5|19}}
| 16 February 2015 || 19 May 2016 || {{age in days|2015|2|16|2016|5|19}}
| [[Kuomintang]]
|
| [[Mao Chi-kuo]]<br>[[Chang San-cheng]]
| [[Mao Chi-kuo]]<br>[[Chang San-cheng]]
|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Non-partisan/meta/color}}; color:black;" | 12
! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 12
| align=center|[[Katharine Chang]] (張小月)
| align=center|[[Katharine Chang]] (張小月)
| 20 May 2016 || 26 February 2018 || {{age in days|2016|5|20|2018|2|26}}
| 20 May 2016 || 26 February 2018 || {{age in days|2016|5|20|2018|2|26}}
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|--
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Non-partisan/meta/color}}; color:black;" | —
! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | —
| align=center|[[Lin Cheng-yi (politician)|Lin Cheng-yi]] (林正義) ''as acting''
| align=center|[[Lin Cheng-yi (minister)|Lin Cheng-yi]] (林正義) ''as acting''
| 26 February 2018 || 19 March 2018 || {{age in days|2018|2|26|2018|3|19}}
| 26 February 2018 || 19 March 2018 || {{age in days|2018|2|26|2018|3|19}}
| Independent
| Independent
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|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}; color:white;" | <small>(8)</small>
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | <small>(8)</small>
| align=center|[[Chen Ming-tong]] (陳明通)
| align=center|[[Chen Ming-tong]] (陳明通)
| 19 March 2018 || ''Incumbent'' || {{age in days|2018|3|19}}
| 19 March 2018 || 23 February 2021 || {{age in days|2018|3|19|2021|2|23}}
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[William Lai]]<br>[[Su Tseng-chang]] II
| [[William Lai]]<br>[[Su Tseng-chang]] II
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 13
| align=center|[[Chiu Tai-san]] (邱太三)
| 23 February 2021 || 20 May 2024 || {{age in days|2021|2|23|2024|5|20}}
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[Su Tseng-chang]] II<br>[[Chen Chien-jen]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 14
| align=center|[[Chiu Chui-cheng]] (邱垂正)
| 20 May 2024 || ''Incumbent'' || {{age in days|2024|5|20}}
| [[Democratic Progressive Party]]
| [[Cho Jung-tai]]
|--
|--
|}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Political status of Taiwan]]
* [[National Unification Council]]
* [[National Unification Council]]
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* [[Cross-Strait relations]]
* [[Taiwan Affairs Office]]
* [[Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau]]
* [[Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau]]
*[[Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland]] — similar organization in North Korea
*[[Ministry of Unification]] — similar organization in South Korea
*[[Minister of Intra-German Relations]] — similar organization in [[West Germany]]
*[[State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia]] — similar organization in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
*[[Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories]] — similar organization in [[Ukraine]]


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Mainland Affairs Council
大陸委員會
Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì (Mandarin)
Thai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi (Hakka)
Agency overview
FormedAugust 1988 (as Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee)
28 January 1991 (as MAC)[1]
Preceding agency
  • Department of Unification (1957–1988)
JurisdictionRepublic of China
HeadquartersZhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan
Ministers responsible
Parent agencyExecutive Yuan
Child agency
Websitewww.mac.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Mainland Affairs Council
Traditional Chinese大陸委員會
Simplified Chinese大陆委员会
Literal meaningMainland Committee
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàlù Wěiyuánhuì
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳThai-liu̍k Vî-yèn-fi
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTāi-lio̍k Úi-oân-hōe
Tâi-lôTāi-lio̍k Úi-uân-hūe

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The MAC is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of the cross-strait relations policy which targets mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.[2]

The MAC's counterpart body in the People's Republic of China is the Taiwan Affairs Office. Both states officially claim each other's territory; however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and Penghu as well as 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, and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as "China". Therefore, the affairs related to the PRC belongs to the MAC, not the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of cross-strait relations and advising the central government.[2] The agency funds and indirectly administers the Straits Exchange Foundation which is the official intermediary with the PRC. It is administered by a cabinet level Minister. The current Minister is Chiu Tai-san.

History

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In November 1987, relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait have improved considerably 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 taskforce 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.[1][2] In 2017, some of the responsibilities of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (MTAC) were absorbed into the MAC's Department of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs, creating the expanded Department of Hong Kong, Macao, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs.[3]

In 2024, the MAC banned Taiwanese citizens from working at Confucius Institutes, the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), the All-China Youth Federation, and the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots due to national security concerns.[4]

Organizational structure

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Mainland Affairs Council office
Mainland Affairs Council press conference lectern

The agency is organized in the following departments:[5]

Internal departments

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  • Department of Policy Planning
  • Department of Cultural and Educational Affairs
  • Department of Economic Affairs
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Hong Kong, Macao, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet Affairs
  • Department of Information and Liaison

Offices

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  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office
  • Civil Servant Ethics Office
  • Information Management

Others

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List of MAC heads

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Chiu Tai-san, the incumbent Minister of MAC.

  Non-partisan/ unknown   Kuomintang (Nationalist)   Democratic Progressive Party   Taiwan Solidarity Union

No. Name Term of Office Days Political Party Premier
1 Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚) 7 February 1991 31 May 1991 113 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
2 Huang Kun-huei (黃昆輝) 1 June 1991 14 December 1994 1292 Kuomintang Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
3 Vincent Siew (蕭萬長) 15 December 1994 3 December 1995 353 Kuomintang Lien Chan
— Kao Koong-lian (高孔廉) 3 December 1995 27 February 1996 86 Kuomintang Lien Chan
4 Chang King-yuh (張京育) 28 February 1996 31 January 1999 1068 Kuomintang Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
5 Su Chi (蘇起) 1 February 1999 19 May 2000 473 Kuomintang Vincent Siew
6 Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) 20 May 2000 19 May 2004 1460 Independent Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
7 Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) 20 May 2004 10 April 2007 1055 Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
8 Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) 10 April 2007 19 May 2008 405 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
9 Lai Shin-yuan (賴幸媛) 20 May 2008 28 September 2012 1592 Taiwan Solidarity Union Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
10 Wang Yu-chi (王郁琦) 28 September 2012 16 February 2015 871 Kuomintang Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
11 Andrew Hsia (夏立言) 16 February 2015 19 May 2016 458 Kuomintang Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
12 Katharine Chang (張小月) 20 May 2016 26 February 2018 647 Independent Lin Chuan
William Lai
— Lin Cheng-yi (林正義) as acting 26 February 2018 19 March 2018 21 Independent William Lai
(8) Chen Ming-tong (陳明通) 19 March 2018 23 February 2021 1072 Democratic Progressive Party William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
13 Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) 23 February 2021 20 May 2024 1182 Democratic Progressive Party Su Tseng-chang II
Chen Chien-jen
14 Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) 20 May 2024 Incumbent 202 Democratic Progressive Party Cho Jung-tai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mainland Affairs Council, Republic of China (Taiwan)". 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Chi, Su (2009). "Conciliation in cross-strait relations". Taiwan's relations with Mainland China. London and New York: Routledge. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-415-46454-3. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Taiwan calls time on Mongolia and Tibet affairs commission". South China Morning Post. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. ^ "Taiwan bans its citizens from working for China's Confucius Institutes". Focus Taiwan. 2024-05-03. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  5. ^ "Organizational Structure of the MAC ─ Mainland Affairs Council". Archived from the original on 2014-05-08.
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