The full name of ARATS is "Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait", which is an organization of the mainland. It was established in Beijing on June 199 1 Month 65438+February 1 6. It aims to promote cross-strait exchanges, develop cross-strait relations and realize the peaceful reunification of the motherland.

SEF, the full name of which is "Strait Exchange Foundation", is a semi-official organization established in the name of non-governmental organizations in Taiwan Province Province, China. 1990165438+1October 2 1 Taiwan Province province was established.

The above two "associations" are literally "non-governmental" organizations. In fact, they are all official or semi-official institutions.