Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs

Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs
Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs
Simplified Chinese	中央对台工作领导小组
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngyāng Duìtái Gōngzuò Lǐngdǎo Xiǎozǔ

Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs
中央对台工作领导小组
Formation	1979
Type	Supra-ministerial policy coordination and consultation body
Location	Beijing;
Leader	Xi Jinping
Deputy Leader	Wang Huning
Secretary-General	Wang Yi
Taiwan Affairs Office Chief	Song Tao
Parent organization	Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Subsidiaries	Taiwan Affairs Office

The Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs is an internal policy coordination group of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, reporting to the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, in charge of supervising and coordinating China's policy of unification towards Taiwan. It was established in 1979 and has been led by the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 1989.

History

The first CCP decision-making body related to Taiwan was established in July 1954 by the CCP Central Committee based on Mao Zedong's suggestion, named the Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs. Additionally, Premier Zhou Enlai was put in charge of Taiwan-related work.^[1]

The work of the group was, along with almost all other leading groups, suspended during the Cultural Revolution.^[2] After the end of the Cultural Revolution, the Central Leading Group was restored in December 1979.^[2]

Functions

The group is the top policy body of the CCP in affairs related to Taiwan. Since the PRC considers Taiwan part of its own territory, the group is outside China's foreign affairs system. The group's executive arm is the Office of the Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs, which has the external name of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council under the "one institution with two names" system.^[3]

Membership

The group has been led by the CCP general secretary since its founding. Additionally, the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference has been its deputy leader, while the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission has been its secretary-general. Other members have included a vice premier, a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, heads of the CCP General Office, Central Propaganda Department, and the United Front Work Department, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Commerce, the Minister of State Security, and the director of the Taiwan Affairs Office.^[3]

Leadership

Deng Yingchao (1979–1987)
Yang Shangkun (1987–1989)
Jiang Zemin (1989–2004)
Hu Jintao (2004–2012)
Xi Jinping (2012–present)

Current composition

Leader

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, President of the People's Republic of China

Deputy Leader

Wang Huning, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Chief of General Office

Song Tao

Secretary-General

Wang Yi

Members: Unknown

References

^ "毛泽东曾筹划以武力解放台湾为何未能实现？" [Why did Mao Zedong's plan to liberate Taiwan by force fail to materialize?]. China News Service. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Pan, Xutao (28 March 2014). "解析"领导小组":为何如此神秘中央为何青睐?" [Analysis of the "Leading Groups": Why are they so mysterious? Why does the central leadership favor them?]. People's Daily. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Decoding Chinese Politics: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[1] "毛泽东曾筹划以武力解放台湾为何未能实现？" [Why did Mao Zedong's plan to liberate Taiwan by force fail to materialize?]. China News Service. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[:1-2] Pan, Xutao (28 March 2014). "解析"领导小组":为何如此神秘中央为何青睐?" [Analysis of the "Leading Groups": Why are they so mysterious? Why does the central leadership favor them?]. People's Daily. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.

[:0-3] "Decoding Chinese Politics: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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