The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS; Chinese: 海峡两岸关系协会; pinyin: Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxì Xiéhuì; often abbreviated as 海协会; Hǎixiéhuì) is a united front organization set up by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China for handling technical and business matters with Taiwan.

Negotiations with SEF stopped in 1999, and after Wang's death in 2005, no new chair was appointed until 2008.

Following the election of Ma Ying-jeou to the presidency of Taiwan, talks between ARATS and SEF have restarted and progress was made in the areas of transport and economy such as the Three Links in 2008 and Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in 2010.

[4] In 2024, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council banned its citizens from working at ARATS due to national security concerns.

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