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 .
8-482: OCAC may refer to: Overseas Community Affairs Council , Republic of China (Taiwan) Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Oregon College of Art & Craft Organization of Central Asian Cooperation Oxford City Athletic Club Odisha Computer Application Centre Old Catholic Apostolic Church Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
16-572: A governmental body of the People's Republic of China ", under the desinicization policies of independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party . However, its English acronym OCAC and Chinese name remained the same, to reduce the expense for its official title change. After the Kuomintang renewed its mandate in the 2012 election , the official English name
24-541: Is accessible within walking distance North East from NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro . NTU Hospital metro station National Taiwan University Hospital ( Chinese : 台大醫院 ; pinyin : Tái dà yīyuàn ) is a metro station in Taipei , Taiwan served by Taipei Metro . The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform . It has four exits, two of which are equipped with elevators. It
32-532: Is named for the nearby National Taiwan University Hospital . The station has exits to National Taiwan University Hospital , National Taiwan Museum and 228 Peace Memorial Park . Several pieces of public art are located on the platform, titled "The Suite of Hands" consisting of "Lotus Holding Hand", "Lotus in Heartful Hands", and "Small Park". These bronze and/or granite sculptures depict how hands, through gestures, can express human affection. This station
40-532: 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)". With the evolution of the political landscape and the Taiwanese localization movement ,
48-658: The organization now puts emphasis not only in Standard Chinese , but also on Taiwanese , Hakka , and other Taiwanese cultural expressions. It offers information about aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, and its overseas offices may serve, in addition to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices . The English title of the council was changed from "Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission" to "Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission" in 2006, officially to "avoid being confused as
56-480: The title OCAC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OCAC&oldid=1168032140 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Overseas Community Affairs Council Its main objective
64-700: Was changed back to the original. However, in November 2012 there was a controversy when it was discovered that the OCAC used simplified Chinese characters in some of its teaching materials. Amid threats in November 2012 from Democratic Progressive Party legislators to freeze the OCAC's budget, its director relented to demands to rename the OCAC to the ROC (Taiwan) Overseas Community Affairs Council . Political Party: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown The council
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