Mainland Affairs Council
| 大陸委員會 Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì |
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| Formed | August 1988 (as Inter-Agency Mainland Affairs Committee) 28 January 1991 (as MAC) |
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 Republic of China
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| Headquarters | Zhongzheng, Taipei |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | www.mac.gov.tw |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì |
Coordinates: 25°02′33″N 121°31′11″E / 25.04250°N 121.51972°E
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. 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".
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.
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