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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.

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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.

31 Mar 2026 - 7:13PMvideocam

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Taiwan targets Beijing-linked infiltration with push for stricter punishment

12 Jan 2026 - 9:08PM

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Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an to attend forum in Shanghai under Taiwan’s watch

12 Dec 2025 - 8:25PMvideocam

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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’.

5 Dec 2025 - 10:13PMvideocam

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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.

5 Nov 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

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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.

5 Nov 2025 - 2:00PMvideocam

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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.

22 Oct 2025 - 8:50PM

Balloons are released at Tiananmen Square at the end of a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the “Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-fascist war”, in Beijing on September 3. Photo: Eugene Lee

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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.

10 Sep 2025 - 3:56PMvideocam

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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.

5 Sep 2025 - 9:07PMvideocam

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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.

4 Sep 2025 - 2:29PMvideocam

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.

3 Sep 2025 - 6:02PMvideocam

Pigeons and balloons are released into the sky over Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Wednesday, as part of the 80th anniversary commemorations. Photo: Xinhua

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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.

2 Sep 2025 - 7:42PM

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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.

27 Aug 2025 - 6:04PMvideocam

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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.

8 Jul 2025 - 9:00AMvideocam

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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.

1 Jul 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

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

Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)

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.

Taiwan targets Beijing-linked infiltration with push for stricter punishment

Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an to attend forum in Shanghai under Taiwan’s watch

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’.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My Take | Taiwan’s criticism of military parade in Beijing exposes its own weaknesses