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Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)

Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC): A prominent Taipei-based cabinet-level administrative agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the MAC is dedicated to planning, developing, and implementing cross-strait relations policy concerning mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Its main areas of focus include regulating interactions, promoting cultural and trade exchanges, and mediating disputes. Established in 1991, the MAC plays a crucial role in advising the government, coordinating agencies, and maintaining peace and stability in the region.
Taiwanese and US coastguard vessels are seen sailing side by side in the photo released by the American Institute in Taiwan. Photo: Handout
Taiwan

US posts photo of coastguard working with Taiwan after Beijing starts patrols

De facto American embassy says the two sides are coordinating on search, rescue, disaster relief and maritime law enforcement.

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Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong checks ‘almost every book shipment from Taiwan’

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Taiwan

Taiwan revives ‘anti-communist’ training for military graduates after 24 years

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Taiwan

Beijing sends new coastguard force into waters east of Taiwan

Xiushan ship formation has replaced Daishan group to continue ‘routine law enforcement patrols’, Beijing says, as Taiwan shadows fleet.

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A Chinese coastguard vessel patrols the South China Sea. Photo: Xinhua
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KMT accuses DPP of targeting Taiwan’s farmers over trade ties with mainland

The island’s administration has launched investigations into agricultural exporters that reportedly took part in the Straits Forum.

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No deals on mainland China visit, Taiwan’s opposition KMT chairwoman warned

Kuomintang chair Cheng Li-wun is expected to lead a delegation to mainland China from April 7 to 12.

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Taiwan targets Beijing-linked infiltration with push for stricter punishment

Lawmakers propose minimum sentences and tighter rules for political candidates, while critics warn the changes amount to more social control.

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DPP legislator Su Chiao-hui (centre) says the purpose of amending Taiwan’s anti-infiltration law is to eliminate legal blind spots, not to criminalise ordinary political activity. Photo: CNA
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Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an to attend forum in Shanghai under Taiwan’s watch

Mainland Affairs Council says it must be told of any deviation from itinerary and delegation must gain approval before signing agreements.

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Taiwan blocks mainland Chinese platform RedNote citing ‘high fraud risk’

Island’s digital affairs ministry says five Chinese apps collect sensitive data, access biometric functions and ‘extract system information’.

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Taiwan

Why ceremonies honouring Chinese sea goddess Mazu spark concerns in Taiwan

Mazu has millions of worshippers on the mainland and in Taiwan, and has been promoted by Beijing as a ‘spiritual bond’ between the two sides.

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Mazu has millions of devotees in the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. Photo: Getty Images
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Taiwan revokes 50 citizenships over Beijing’s infiltration as critics slam move

Taekwondo star, professor among those stripped of household registration because they held ID cards from the mainland.

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Taiwan’s interior ministry and immigration agency have stepped up checks to track Taiwanese found to have registered as mainland residents or obtained mainland Chinese passports or identity cards in a move authorities said was essential to safeguard security. Photo: Reuters
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Beijing will invite Taiwan guests to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender of island

‘Great victory deserves to be commemorated by compatriots on both sides’ of strait, Taiwan Affairs Office says.

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Taiwan says its medical evacuation flight ‘intimidated’ by Beijing’s warplanes

Incident in June may mark a new era of ‘aerial grey-zone harassment’, military source says.

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Taiwan holds back on penalties for Victory Day parade supporters

Former KMT chief’s appearance in Beijing is ‘not to be punished by law’, cross-strait affairs official says.

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Former KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (in green) drew criticism for attending the Beijing parade despite government warnings. Photo: CCTV
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My Take | Taiwan’s criticism of military parade in Beijing exposes its own weaknesses

The DPP is trying to erode the memory and delegitimise the great titanic struggle of the Chinese people to save the nation in world war.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has promised to raise defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP next year and to 5 per cent by 2030. Photo: EPA
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Beijing’s Victory Day parade streamed live in Taiwan, stirring mixed reactions

Viewers either admired the weapons or derided the mainland, while politicians were divided on what to call the commemorations.

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Former KMT chair, Want Want manager among Taiwanese set to attend Beijing parade

War against Japan ‘is our common history’, 2016-2017 KMT chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu says in social media post announcing arrival in Beijing.

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Beijing says Taiwanese invited to Victory Day parade – but doesn’t specify who

A decade has passed since former KMT chairman Lien Chan made the trip across the Taiwan Strait for the event.

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Preparations have been under way for weeks for the September 3 military parade in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
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Alarms ring in Taipei as Beijing activates another Taiwan Strait flight route

The civil aviation path skirts airspace surrounding two sensitive offshore islands administered by Taipei.

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Beijing’s military parade: grand display, subtle signals

China’s September display marking 80th anniversary of end of WWII will be a statement, as well as a show, observers say.

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Chinese troops march during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 2019 to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Taiwan will not be the focus of this year’s parade, but the display is intended to send messages. Photo: AFP
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