Chen scraps 'unification council, guidelines' (China Daily/Agencies) Updated: 2006-02-28 05:41 Fact file of the Council
The "national unification
council," established on October 7, 1990 by the then Kuomintang administration
of Taiwan, is a government body tasked with setting the policy to promote
unification with the Chinese mainland.
The "guidelines for national unification" were adopted by the "national
unification council" at its third meeting on February 23, 1991, and by the
Executive Yuan (Taiwan's "cabinet") on March 14, 1991.
The guidelines stipulate that "both the mainland and Taiwan areas are parts
of Chinese territory. Helping to bring about national unification should be the
common responsibility of all Chinese people."
The meaning of "one China" adopted by the "national unification council" on
August 1, 1992 says that "both sides of the Taiwan Straits agree that there is
only one China. However, the two sides of the Straits have different opinions as
to the meaning of 'one China'."
The "national unification council" held 14 meetings from its founding to
April 8, 1999. It has never met since Chen Shui-bian took office on May 20,
2000.
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