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Taiwan Affairs Office (台湾事务办公室) is an administrative agency under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The Taiwan Affairs Council is responsible for setting and implementing guidelines and policies related to Taiwan, as stipulated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council.
According to the arrangement and authorization of the State Council, the office takes charge of relevant preparations for negotiations and agreements with the Taiwan authorities (i.e., Republic of China government) and its authorized public organizations.
The agency administers and coordinates direct links in mail, transport and trade across the Taiwan Straits; to take charge of the media and publicity work related to Taiwan and release news and information concerning Taiwan affairs; to handle major incidents related to Taiwan.
Taiwan Affairs Council is also responsible for the coordination with overall planning the economic and trade related to Taiwan and exchanges and cooperation in such areas as finance, culture, academic research, sports, science and technology, health, etc with the departments concerned. It also manages personnel exchange, observations and symposiums between the two sides and relevant work on international conferences involving Taiwan.