| 僑務委員會 Qiáo Wù Wěiyuánhuì (Taiwanese Mandarin) Kiâu-bū Úi-oân-hōe (Taiwanese Hokkien) Khièu-vu Vî-yèn-fi (Taiwanese Hakka) | |
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 1926 (in Guangzhou, Guangdong) |
| Jurisdiction | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Headquarters | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Minister responsible |
|
| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | www.ocac.gov.tw |
The Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC; Chinese: 僑務委員會; pinyin: Qiáo Wù Wěiyuánhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kiâu-bū Úi-oân-hōe; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Khièu-vu Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level council of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The council was founded in 1926 in Canton (Guangzhou) in Kwangtung (Guangdong) Province.
Its main objective is to serve as a cultural, education, economic and informational exchanges organization between Taiwan and the overseas Taiwanese and Chinese descent communities. Its remit is not limited to expatriates from Taiwan, but includes all ethnic Taiwanese and Chinese living in a foreign country who "identify with the Republic of China (ROC)".[1]
With the evolution of the political landscape and the Taiwanese localization movement, the organization now puts emphasis not only in Standard Chinese, but also on Taiwanese, Hakka, and other Taiwanese cultural expressions.[clarification needed] It offers information about aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, and its overseas offices may serve, in addition to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices.
- ^ Shih Hsiu-chuan (2012-11-13). "DPP slams OCAC's use of simplified characters". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2012-11-13.