海峡两岸关系协会 | |
| Formation | December 16, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12-16) |
|---|---|
| Type | GONGO |
| Purpose | Mainland relations with Taiwan |
| Location | |
Official language | Standard Chinese |
President | Zhang Zhijun |
Executive vice president | Long Mingbiao[1] |
Vice president | Sun Yafu Li Yafei[1] |
Parent organization | Taiwan Affairs Office |
| Affiliations | Chinese Communist Party |
| Website | www |
TheAssociation for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS;Chinese:海峡两岸关系协会;pinyin:Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxì Xiéhuì; often abbreviated as海协会;Hǎixiéhuì) is aunited front organization set up by theTaiwan Affairs Office of thePeople's Republic of China for handling technical and business matters withTaiwan.[2][3]
The foundation's founding chairman was former Shanghai mayorWang Daohan, honorary chairmanRong Yiren. Negotiations with SEF stopped in 1999, and after Wang's death in 2005, no new chair was appointed until 2008. Following the election ofMa Ying-jeou to the presidency of Taiwan, talks between ARATS and SEF have restarted and progress was made in the areas of transport and economy such as theThree Links in 2008 andEconomic Cooperation Framework Agreement in 2010.Chen Yunlin, who was formerly head of theTaiwan Affairs Office, was the head of ARATS from 2008 to 2013. He has met his counterpartChiang Pin-kung in 2008.[4]
In 2024, Taiwan'sMainland Affairs Council banned its citizens from working at China'sConfucius Institute due to national security concerns.[5]

| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Wang Daohan | 1991–2005 |
| Vacant | 2005–2008 |
| Chen Yunlin | 2008–2013 |
| Chen Deming | 2013–April 2018 |
| Zhang Zhijun | April 2018–present |
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