Cross-Strait Act
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| Act Governing Cross-Strait Relations | |
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| Legislative Yuan | |
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| Citation | Laws and regulations database |
| Passed | 16 July 1992 |
| Commenced | 31 July 1992 |
| Amended by | |
| 24 July 2019 (last amended) | |
| Related legislation | |
| Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China | |
| Keywords | |
| Cross-Strait relations, Taiwanese people, Chinese people | |
| Status: In force | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 兩岸人民關係條例 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 两岸人民关系条例 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Act governing relations between the people of the Taiwan area and the mainland area | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台湾地区与大陆地区人民关系条例 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area is the law of the Republic of China (Taiwan) governing cross-Strait relations.[1] The act defines its de facto controlled territory as the Taiwan area. It also provides a legal framework on the relations between Taiwan and mainland China without recognising the People's Republic of China and its governmental organisations. It is enacted in accordance with Article 10 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China promulgated on 1 May 1991.
In this law, "People of the Taiwan area" refers to those under the jurisdiction of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan and its associated islands; "People of the Mainland area" refers to those under the jurisdiction of the government of the People's Republic of China, with the exception of Hong Kong and Macau which are governed by the separate Act Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau.
The main purpose of the act is to protect the security and welfare of the people of Taiwan.[2]
History
The act was drafted in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Prior to its existence, on 10 May 1948, the National Assembly adopted the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in the midst of the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang. In 1949, the Communists overthrown the Nationalist Government from mainland China, and proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China while the government retreated to Taiwan.
In 1991, the Temporary Provisions were repealed by President Lee Teng-hui, which allowed the act to be passed by the Legislative Yuan on 31 July 1992.[3]
See also
- Cross-Strait relations
- Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China
- 1992 Consensus
- One-China policy
- Political status of Taiwan
- Republic of China retreat to Taiwan
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