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POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY

POLITICAL SYSTEM

The president and vice president of the ROC (Taiwan) are directly elected every four years.
In Taiwan’s legislative elections, each voter casts one ballot for their district and another for at-large seats.

The country’s constitution, promulgated Jan. 1, 1947, did not begin to serve its intended purpose as the foundation for democratic governance and rule of law until after 1987, when martial law was lifted in Taiwan. Since then, it has undergone seven rounds of revision in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2005 to make it more relevant to the country’s contemporary conditions.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

The ROC (Taiwan) is a sovereign and independent state that maintains its own national defense and conducts its own foreign affairs. As enshrined in the Constitution of the ROC (Taiwan), the country aims to “cultivate good-neighborliness with other nations, and respect treaties and the Charter of the UN … promote international cooperation, advance international justice and ensure world peace.” The ultimate goal of the country’s foreign policy is to ensure a favorable environment for the nation’s preservation and long-term development.

CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS

President Lai Ching-te’s Four Pillars of Peace action plan encompasses the following key elements:

Since the government relocated to Taiwan in 1949, it has exercised jurisdiction over Taiwan Island, Penghu Islands, Kinmen Islands, Matsu Islands and a number of smaller islands, while China has been under the control of the authorities in Beijing. Beginning with the acceleration of Taiwan’s democratization in the late 1980s, many ...