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Central Bank of China (R.O.C.) = Zhong yang yin hang / 中央銀行  (http://www.cbc.gov.tw/)

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Taiwan  (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/chiefs173.html)
The Central Intelligence Agency publishes and updates the online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments weekly. The directory is a reference aid. This link goes directly to the Taiwan pages of this CIA site.

Fa wu bu quan qiu zi xun wang / 法務部全球資訊網  (http://www.moj.gov.tw/)
Website of the Ministry of Justice, introducing history, functions, organization and operations of the highest administrative authority for legal affairs in Taiwan. Includes biographical data of the current minister, annual reports of the ministry, list of the wanted, common legal knowledge, relevant news. Includes concise English page. Statistics in English and Chinese.

Government Information Office, the Republic of China (Taiwan)  (http://www.gio.gov.tw/)
The comprehensive website includes not only organization structure of the Government of the Republic of China, it also includes events of all aspects of this island such as culture, economics, foreign relations, new publications, tourism, etc.. It also provides links to the Taiwan Government Information Office in other countries.

Information Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York  (http://www.taipei.org)
It is a website giving current information of Taiwan in many areas. One particularly useful is the Taiwan Economic News.

Internet Chinese Legal Research Center  (http://ls.wustl.edu/Chinalaw/)
The website provides news, information on and annotated links to legal, government sources in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Also provides information on electronic discussion groups and websites, both free and fee-based.

Mainland Affairs and Information Center  (http://www.mac.gov.tw/)
The Center collects materials on studies of China as well as China and Taiwan relationships. Its collections include monographs, government publications, periodicals, dissertations, microfilms and some online databases.

Min zhu jin bu dang / 民主進步黨  (http://www.dpp.org.tw/)
The current ruling political party in Taiwan. The site presents the party's history, organization, policy guidelines and campaign platform. Press releases from the party's major committees and reports on current events. Chinese page has search engine.

Political Resources on the Net: Taiwan.  (http://www.politicalresources.net/taiwan.htm)
Features a directory of Web sites on politics in Taiwan, compiled by Agora Telematica. Links to information on elections, political parties, and the constitution.

Qin min dang / 親民黨  (http://www.pfp.org.tw/)
Website of Taiwan's third largest political party, which branched off from the Kuomintang after the 2000 presidential election. It describes the party, including its constitution, organization, and policy statements; contains biographical information about the party leaders, news and activities, directory of its service centers, and on-line survey and e-newspaper subscription service. In Chinese.

Taiwan  (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Taiwan.html)
The Taiwan pages of World Statesmen lists the historical leaders of Taiwan. It lists the heads of state and government, has images of the Taiwanese flag in different periods of history, includes maps, has the English text of the national anthem, chronology, as well as era names.

Taiwan Communique  (http://www.taiwandc.org/twcom/index.html)
Taiwan Communique is a bi-monthly journal focused on political developments in and around Taiwan. It started in 1980, and has been published since then by the International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan. It is primarily meant to give members of parliaments, foreign ministries, human rights organizations, and academic researchers a deeper understanding of developments on and around the island.

Taiwan Government - Executive Yuan  (http://www.ey.gov.tw/)
This website was praised by the Center for Public Policy at Brown University as the most extensive system for containing information varying from national statistics, history of Taiwanese art and culture, policy papers, and timely news updates. The website also provides all the information in English for an international audience.

Taiwan Government Service Network  (http://www.gov.tw)
A complete online directory of the government on the island (Government of the Republic of China). The organization structure includes the central government level as well as the municipality and county level. At the central government level, it gives brief history of each agency, the specific function of each organization, and its responsible officials. Entries are also categorized by subject which gives easy access to users who do not know the exact names of the government agencies or the scholarly and research institutions.

Taiwan tuan jie lian meng / 臺灣團結聯盟  (http://www.tsu.org.tw)
Website of Taiwan Solidarity Union, a national party in Taiwan, with objectives to "stabilize the political situation, vitalize the economy, consolidate democracy and strengthen Taiwan." Provides news, membership information, articles, and links to online journals, such as Taiwan ri bao, Zi you shi bao, and Xin Taiwan zhou kan. Has partial English texts.

Xin dang / 新黨全球資訊網  (http://www.np.org.tw/)
Website of Taiwan's fourth largest political party, which branched off from Kuomintang in 1993. The site has the party's history, mission statement, organization, electoral platform and updated press releases. It contains directory of its elected representatives and service centers, schedule and live broadcast of the party-owned radio station, video and audio files of party events and press conferences (in RealPlayer and MediaPlayer formats). Some articles in English.

Zhong yang xuan ju wei yuan hui / 中央選舉委員會  (http://www.cec.gov.tw/)
Website of the Central Election Commission, detailing elections, electoral organizations, including local ones, electoral laws in Taiwan, news, and related links. In Chinese and English.

Zhongguo guo min dang quan qiu zi xun wang / 中國國民黨全球資訊網  (http://www.kmt.org.tw/)
Website of Zhongguo guo min dang, the Kuomintang. The site introduces the history, mission, organization and personnel of the party as well as its stance on socio-political issues, also political commentaries, survey analyses, party activities and news, and links to affiliated organizations. Also carries online versions of affiliate journals and full-text journal articles.

Zhonghua min guo zong tong fu wang zhan / 中華民國總統府網站  (http://www.president.gov.tw)
Official website of the Office of the President, Taiwan, established in 1996, contains sections of the President, the Vice President, news releases, featured topics, and related websites. In Chinese and English.

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