Date: May 9, 2018
MAC Press Release No. 33
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) today (May 9, 2018) held a conference to announce the release of five policy short films entitled "Mainland Students in Taiwan," "Working Together across the Taiwan Strait to Combat Cross-Border Telecommunications Fraud," "Teacher Chang for Taiwanese Businessmen (TCTB)," "Mainland Spouse Entrepreneurship," and "Taiwan-Hong Kong Exchanges." The short films highlight the government's policy positions of promoting benign cross-Strait interaction and safeguard the well-being of people.
The MAC indicated that the policy topics of the five videos are all focal work areas of the MAC. "Mainland Students in Taiwan" conveys the hope that Mainland students can more deeply experience local customs while studying in Taiwan; "Working Together across the Strait to Combat Cross-Border Telecommunications Fraud" emphasizes the benefits of cross-Strait cooperation in fighting cross-border telecommunications fraud; "Teacher Chang for Taiwanese Businessmen" highlights the government's services to Taiwanese businesspeople and affirmation of TCTB; "Mainland Spouse Entrepreneurship" reflects the government's good intentions to care for the life of Mainland spouses and help Mainland spouses socially integrate in Taiwan; and "Taiwan-Hong Kong Exchanges" conveys Taiwan's and Hong Kong's shared pursuit of the core values of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.
The conference was presided by MAC Minister Chen Ming-tong and joined by two protagonists of the short films at the MAC's invitation: Huang Qiman, from Jiangxi, mainland China and Hong Kong native Mandy Chiang, both of whom have long resided and developed new careers and lives in Taiwan. Minister Chen said that the leaders of the two sides should put the people first and allow people from all walks of life to live in peace and work happily. This is an important key to maintaining cross-Strait peace and stability and requires efforts by both sides.
The MAC emphasized that mainland China recently induced the Dominican Republic to break off diplomatic relations with Taiwan, blocked Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) this year, and conducted military exercises targeted at Taiwan to the ire of the people of Taiwan. However, the government will certainly adhere to the principle of "doing the right thing" and continue to actively promote policies that are beneficial to maintaining peaceful and stable development across the Taiwan Strait and resonate with the public. The five policy short films hope to increase public understanding and support for the government's Mainland policy. The public is warmly welcome to view the films on the MAC's website and Facebook pages, YouTube, and other platforms.
Links to the five policy short films:
1. Mainland Students in Taiwan: https://youtu.be/LjQKM5jmNi0
2. Telecommunications Fraud: https://youtu.be/CoNroArbp68
3. Teacher Chang for Taiwanese Businessmen: http://youtu.be/gYV_uHYnTGI
4. Mainland Spouse Entrepreneurship: http://youtu.be/qfoLJPspLcY
5. Taiwan-Hong Kong Exchanges: https://youtu.be/vhXXURa3JEo