National Unification Council
The National Unification Council was a nonstatutory governmental agency of the Republic of China on Taiwan established on 7 October 1990. Now defunct, its formal aim was to promote the reintegration of mainland China into the Republic of China.
| 國家統一委員會 Guójiā tǒngyī wěiyuánhuì | |
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| Formed | October 7, 1990 |
| Dissolved | February 27, 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
| Parent agency | Office of the President of the Republic of China |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國家統一委員會 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国家统一委员会 | ||||||
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In February 1991, the council drafted the Guidelines for National Unification, which outlined a three-phase approach for Chinese unification. The Guidelines called for the People's Republic of China to democratize and become more developed as the precondition for serious talks about steps toward eventual unification.
The council was suspended and ceased to function in early 2006 during the presidency of Chen Shui-bian, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party which has generally promoted Taiwanese nationalism.