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Straits Exchange Foundation

Taiwan's semi-official organization for dialog with China

Taiwan's semi-official organization for dialog with China

FieldValue
nameStraits Exchange Foundation
海峽交流基金會
imageStraits Exchange Foundation Building 20230529.jpg
size250px
formation21 November 1990 (first meeting)
9 March 1991 (start operation)
headquartersZhongshan, Taipei, Taiwan
leader_titleChairperson
leader_name(acting)
website

海峽交流基金會 9 March 1991 (start operation)

The Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF; ; often abbreviated as 海基會) is a semiofficial organization set up by the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to handle civil and business matters with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Though technically a private organization, it is funded by the government and under the supervision of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan. Its role is effectively to function as the de facto embassy to the PRC, as a means of avoiding acknowledgement of the PRC's statehood status.

Its counterpart in the PRC is the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).

History

Business and civil activities across Taiwan Strait resumed when the armed conflict between the two side ceased after the end of the Cold War. Due to the complexity of the political and legal status of cross-strait relations and lack of contact between the two opposing governments during the conflict, the ROC government had to create an intermediary body from the private sector to deal with cross-strait matters. Thus on 9 March 1991, the SEF was formally established with the help of the government and private sector funds.

At the same time, the PRC government established ARATS. The creation of these two offices facilitate a new stage in cross-strait relations after they had been virtually non-existent for almost 50 years since the establishment of PRC.

Organization structure

  • Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Department of Economic Affairs
  • Department of Legal Affairs
  • Department of Planning and Public Affairs
  • Secretariat
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office

List of chairpersons

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Koo Chen-fu
辜振甫21 November 19903 January 2005
Johnnason Liu
劉德勳3 January 200510 June 2005
Chang Chun-hsiung
張俊雄10 June 200521 May 2007
Hung Chi-chang
洪奇昌12 July 200719 May 2008
Chiang Pin-kung
江丙坤26 May 200827 September 2012
Lin Join-sane
林中森27 September 201220 May 2016
Chen Ter-shing
陳德新20 May 201612 September 2016
Tien Hung-mao
田弘茂12 September 201627 March 2018
Katharine Chang
張小月27 March 20185 June 2020
David Lee
李大維5 June 20203 August 2020
許勝雄28 August 202013 February 2023
David Lee
李大維14 February 20237 June 2024
Cheng Wen-tsan
鄭文燦7 June 20247 July 2024
Rock Hsu
許勝雄18 July 20243 November 2024
Frank Wu
吳豐山4 November 2024Incumbent

SEF branch office in Mainland China

On 11 April 2013, the Executive Yuan approved a bill to open SEF branch offices in Mainland China. In the initial announcement, three offices were planned.

SEF building

The current SEF building in Beian Road originated since its groundbreaking construction on 25 September 2010 when its ceremony was presided over by then SEF Chairman Chiang Pin-kung. On 31 March 2012, the finished constructed building was refurbished and SEF started to move there on 4 April 2012 from their old rented office building on Minsheng East Road. The new building was opened for service on 9 April 2012. On 18 May 2012, President Ma Ying-jeou presided over the building's official opening ceremony.

The SEF building is adjacent to Dazhi Station of the Taipei Metro on the Brown Line.

Notes

References

References

  1. "Straits Exchange Foundation".
  2. "Straits Exchange Foundation".
  3. "Straits Exchange Foundation".
  4. (January 4, 2005). "Koo Chen-fu, 88, dies of kidney cancer".
  5. (September 19, 2013). "Taipei, Beijing yet to reach consensus on visitation rights". taipeitimes.com.
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