Taiwan Affairs Office

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council is an administrative agency under the State Council of Mainland China. It is responsible for setting and implementing guidelines and policies related to Taiwan, as stipulated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council itself.

Taiwan Affairs Office
of the State Council
国务院台湾事务办公室
Guówùyuàn Táiwān Shìwù Bàngōngshì
Agency overview
Formed1988
JurisdictionMainland China
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executives
  • Liu Jieyi, Director
  • Zheng Lizhong
    Sun Yafu
    Ye Kedong
    Chen Yuanfeng, Deputy Directors
Parent agencyCentral Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs
Child agency
Websitewww.gwytb.gov.cn
Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council
Simplified Chinese国务院台湾事务办公室
Traditional Chinese國務院台灣事務辦公室
Literal meaningState Affairs Court Taiwan Affairs Office
Acronym
Simplified Chinese国台办
Traditional Chinese國台辦
Literal meaningState Taiwan Office
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According to the arrangement and authorization of the State Council, the office takes charge of relevant preparations for negotiations and agreements with what Mainland China calls the "Taiwan authorities" (i.e., the government of the Republic of China and its authorized government organizations). The agency administers and coordinates direct links in mail, transport and trade across the Taiwan Strait, takes charge of the media and publicity work related to Taiwan, censors and releases news and information concerning Taiwan affairs, and handles major incidents related to Taiwan.[1]

The Taiwan Affairs Council is also responsible for the coordination with overall planning the economic relations and trade related to Taiwan and exchanges and cooperation in such areas as finance, culture, academic research, sports, science and technology, health, and others with the departments concerned. It also manages personnel exchange, observations and symposia between the two sides and relevant work on international conferences involving Taiwan.

Members of the Taiwan Affairs Office are simultaneously members of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Taiwan Task Office. The latter title is used when dealing with officials in Taiwan on a party-to-party basis.

Organizational structure
  • Department of Secretary
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Integration
  • Department of Research
  • Department of Information
  • Department of Economy
  • Department of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Related to Taiwan
  • Department of Exchange
  • Department of Law and Regulation
  • Department of Complaints and Coordination
  • CPC Committee Office of the Taiwan Affairs Office

List of directors
Directors of the Central Committee Taiwan Affairs Office
Name Duration of Office
Qi Yanming 1955–?
Luo Qingchang ?–1982
Yang Yindong 1982–1985
Yang Side 1985–1991
Directors of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office
Ding Guangen 1988–1990
Wang Zhaoguo 1990–1996
Chen Yunlin January 1997 – June 2008
Wang Yi September 2008 – 17 March 2013
Zhang Zhijun 17 March 2013 – 21 March 2018
Liu Jieyi 21 March 2018 — Incumbent

See also

References
  1. Blanchard, Ben (25 Jun 2016). "China says has stopped communication mechanism with Taiwan". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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