China-Taiwan RelationsIntroductionThe current conflict between China and Taiwan originally began in 1949 when Chiang Kai-shek (President of the Republic of China) and his followers fled to Taiwan after defeat by of the Chinese Communist Party (led by Moa Tse-Tung) in the Chinese civil war, which broke out immediately after the Second World War. In 1950, the Chinese Communist Party founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) and invaded Taiwan, to unify all of China under its rule. Their plan failed when the United States sent naval forces to defend Taiwan. Since then, both countries have existed neither in a state of complete independence nor in either war or peace integration. The United States committed to defending Taiwan in the event of an attack by China with the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, with which US President Carter officially began diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and gave symbolic recognition to their “one China policy” and its agenda. of reunification. Instead of maintaining a significant deployable military force in the region, the United States has sold Taiwan billions of dollars' worth of weapons, from small arms to ships, fighter jets and Patriot missiles. Despite arms sales to Taiwan and promises to defend it if attacked, the United States also has significant economic ties with both China and Taiwan. Since then he has tried to maintain the “status quo” of the current situation. Given these circumstances, China, Taiwan, and the United States have much to gain and even more to lose if an armed conflict erupts in the Taiwan Strait. All three countries have political, economic, and national security issues involved, and the United States and China are both in economic competition... half of the document...procedures regarding the mutual establishment of permanent offices of ARATS and La SEF is in the spotlight. Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has repeatedly expressed positive comments in this regard. As trade and tourism ties between China and Taiwan become closer and more active, there is a growing need to mutually establish permanent offices of ARATS and SEF, which handle operations similar to those of a consulate general. Details still remain unclear, including what operations and authorities these offices would have, what levels of officials would direct them or what extent of diplomatic privileges would be granted to office staff. Since Taiwan already has economic and cultural offices in China's Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, some researchers expect the permanent offices of ARATS and SEF to be established in a similar form to them.