The academics believe that there is no room for ambiguity across the Taiwan Strait, and suggests the government maintain its current policy position, strive to participate in the WHO and show goodwill to mainland Chinese suffering from the virus, additionally, minor incidents which could touch off a war across the Taiwan Strait should be avoided, that could become a pressure release point for the Chinese Communists to alleviate internal pressure.

Mainland Affairs Council

The Mainland Affairs Council is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. The MAC is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of policies between Taiwan and mainland China, which covers mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau under the People's Republic of China government. The MAC counterpart body by the PRC is the Taiwan Affairs Office. Both countries officially claim each other, however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and surrounding islands, and therefore is usually known as "Taiwan", sometimes referred to as the "Free Area" of the Republic of China by the Pan-Blue Coalition. The People's Republic of China administers mainland China as well as Hong Kong, Macau, Hainan, and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as "China". The Mainland Affairs Council is administered by a cabinet level Minister. The current Minister is Andrew Hsia. The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of relations with mainland China and advising the central government. The agency funds and indirectly administers the Straits Exchange Foundation which is the official intermediary with the PRC.

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