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Cross-strait relations (simplified Chinese: 海峡两岸关系; traditional Chinese: 海峽兩岸關係; pinyin: Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxì) is the relations between the governments of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). Neither government recognises one another. Both officially use the One-China policy. Under this policy, there is only one legitimate government of China. Both the PRC and the ROC claim to be that government.

Cross-strait relations are not international relations, where matters are handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is because both governments claim that each other's territory is part of their country. However, the relations are not purely domestic relations either.

Any interaction by the PRC's government with Taiwan is done by the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). This is under the Taiwan Affairs Office of the PRC. Any interaction by the ROC's government with Mainland China is done by Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) under the Mainland Affairs Council of the ROC.

Views from each side

The PRC's view is that Taiwan is part of PRC under the One Country, Two Systems (Chinese: 一国两制) policy. This policy was introduced by Deng Xiaoping in 1984. The ROC's view is that Mainland China is part of the ROC under the 'One Country, Two Areas (Chinese: 一國兩區) policy. This policy was introduced by Wu Po-hsiung in 2012.

However, currently both sides temporarily agree that both countries belong to One China. This was agreed under the 1992 consensus (Chinese: 九二共识) to facilitate cross-strait matters. The PRC regards Taiwan as part of the PRC, while the ROC regards Mainland China as part of the ROC.

Images for kids

  • "Japan" with inset map "Formosa and Riu-Kiu Islands" from A Literary and Historical Atlas of Asia, by J.G. Bartholomew. J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. 1912

    A 1912 map of the Japanese Empire, showing Taiwan, which was under Japanese rule from 1895 to 1945.

  • U.S. President Eisenhower visited TAIWAN 美國總統艾森豪於1960年6月訪問臺灣台北時與蔣中正總統-2

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, riding with President Chiang Kai-shek, waves to onlookers during his visit to Taipei, Taiwan in June 1960.

  • Taipei Station with UN-for-Taiwan banner 20080318

    United Nations for Taiwan banner at Taipei Railway Station.

  • Kuomintang nanjing

    Lien Chan (first row, fourth from left in background) and Chiang Pin-kung (first row, second from left in background) touring the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing with the Kuomintang delegation to mainland China in 2005.

  • Guomindang president in Beijing Yonghe gong

    Lien Chan's second visit to mainland China in April 2006.

  • Voa chinese Chiang Pin-kung Kao-Koong-lian

    7th Chen-Chiang Summit in Tianjin between ARATS and SEF in October 2011

  • 2014 Wang-Zhang Meeting

    2014 Wang-Zhang Meeting in Taiwan.

  • 2015 Ma–Xi Meeting 08

    2015 Ma–Xi meeting in Singapore.

  • 總統出席接見美國聯邦參議院軍事委員會馬侃（John McCain）主席訪問團 (26882360893)

    ROC President Tsai Ing-wen (right) publicly spoke out against the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA)

  • Cross-strait charters weekends08

    Route Map of the weekend cross-strait charter, for flights as of August 2008. (To make lines easy to distinguish, the actual path between cities is not shown accurately; planes to and from Taiwan had to fly through Hong Kong airspace at the time.)

  • Ci581 pek

    Flight CI581, the first direct flight between Taipei and Beijing, and also the first direct flight between mainland China and Taiwan: 29 January 2005.

  • Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents (front)

    Special Travel document issued by PRC, to ROC citizen who wants to enter Mainland China.

  • Republic of China Multiple Exit and Entry Permit (China Mainland Citizen)

    Exit and Entry Permit issued by ROC, to PRC citizen who wants to enter Taiwan.

  • B-2526 (32222639686)

    China Postal Airlines aircraft in Taiwan

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Relaciones a través del estrecho de Taiwán para niños

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