中华全国台湾同胞联谊会 | |
Formation | December 22, 1988 |
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Type | People's organization |
Headquarters | No. 188 Chaonei Street, Dongcheng, Beijing |
President | Zheng Jianmin |
Party Secretary | Ji Bin |
Website | tailian |
All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中华全国台湾同胞联谊会 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中華全國台灣同胞聯誼會 | ||||||
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Abbreviation | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 全国台联 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 全國台聯 | ||||||
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The All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (ACFTC) is a people's organization composed mainly of Taiwanese residing in the People's Republic of China whose official aim is Chinese unification. [1]
The ACFTC was established on 22 December 1981 in Beijing. [2]
Starting in 2017,the ACFTC took on a more prominent role in the CCP's united front efforts directed at Taiwan. [3]
During the run-up to the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election,the ACFTC coordinated editorial attacks against presidential candidate Lai Ching-te,framing him as "pro-war". [4]
In 2024,Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council banned its citizens from working at the ACFTC due to national security concerns. [5]
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