Release date：2016/12/12 上午 10:01:59
Update date：2026/5/22 下午 02:26:25
Cross-strait Cooperation and Legal Assistance
On April 26, 2009, the Straits Exchange Foundation and mainland China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) signed the Cross-strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement, which took effect on June 25 of the same year. Pursuant to Ministry of Justice Order Fa-Jian-Zi No. 0980803292 dated August 10, 2009, the Bureau was authorized to establish official liaison channels with mainland China's Ministry of Public Security, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Justice, the People's Bank of China's Anti-Money Laundering Bureau and the China Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring and Analysis Center. The Bureau's Economic Crime Prevention Department serves as the secretariat for these operations. Subordinate units that need assistance with cross-border criminal investigations must request assistance from mainland law enforcement authorities through this department.
Cooperation and Exchanges
To maintain national security, protect the public and effectively address cross-border criminal activity, the Bureau has carried out cooperation and exchanges with law enforcement authorities in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. These efforts include:
- Information exchanges
- Joint case investigations
- Repatriation of convicts and criminal suspects
- Receiving transferred inmates
- Notifications concerning restrictions on the personal liberty of mainland Chinese citizens in Taiwan
- Exchanges on Criminal investigation and forensic identification techniques
- Officer exchanges, academic forums, seminars and conferences
These initiatives aim to foster mutual trust, improve understanding of joint crime-fighting actions and liaison channels, and strengthen the professional capabilities of both parties in investigating criminal cases.
