The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council is an

administrative agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administratio ...

under the

State Council State Council may refer to: Government * State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President * State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...

Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...

. It is responsible for setting and implementing guidelines and policies related to the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

(Taiwan), as stipulated by the

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 fu ...

and the State Council itself. 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

and its authorized government organizations). The agency administers and coordinates direct links in mail, transport and trade across the

Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is itself a s ...

, takes charge of the

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and

publicity work Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

related to the Republic of China, censors and releases news and information concerning

Free Area The free area of the Republic of China, also known as the "Taiwan Area of the Republic of China", "Tai-Min Area (Taiwan and Fujian)" or simply the "Taiwan Area", is a term used by the government of the Republic of China (ROC) to refer to ...

affairs, and handles major incidents related to the Republic of China. 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 Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

, 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 the Republic of China. Officials of the Taiwan Affairs Office are simultaneously members of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...

Central Committee and Taiwan Task Office. The latter title is used when dealing with officials in the Free Area 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 * CCP Committee Office of the Taiwan Affairs Office

List of directors

List of spokespersons

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* {{authority control 1988 establishments in China Cross-Strait relations Government agencies established in 1988 Government agencies of China Organizations based in Beijing State Council of the People's Republic of China Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese intelligence agencies Chinese propaganda organisations

Organizational structure

List of directors

List of spokespersons

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