Common Declaration of the Straits Exchange Foundation andAssociation for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits on the Protectionof Personal Freedom and Safety under the “Cross-Strait Bilateral
Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement”

In order to carry out the “Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment
Protection and Promotion Agreement” and further reinforce theprotection of personal freedom and safety of cross-strait
investors and related personnel, the Straits Exchange Foundationand Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits haveagreed that the competent authorities on each side of the Taiwan
Strait will adopt the following concrete measures:The Parties will, in accordance with its laws and regulations,notify the investors and related personnel of the other Party
within 24 hours of the time that restrictions on personal freedom
are imposed. In addition, through the contact mechanism
established under the “Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and
Judicial Mutual Assistance Agreement,” the Parties will givetimely notification to the competent authority designated by theother Party, and will strive to shorten the notification period. If
family members of the person involved inquire with thecompetent authority of the other Party through the competent1

authority of the Party to which they belong, the other Party
should provide the results of the inquiry in a timely fashion.

When the public security authorities of mainland China, inaccordance with the law, impose compulsory restrictions on the
personal

freedomofTaiwanese

investors

and

their

accompanying family members, or members of the Taiwanese
staff and accompanying family members of Taiwanese-invested
enterprises, they should notify the involved person’s family
members in mainland China within 24 hours. For persons whosefamily members are not in mainland China, the public security
authorities of mainland China may notify the person’s
Taiwanese-invested enterprise in mainland China.

When the Taiwanese judicial authority and police agencies, inaccordance with the law, impose compulsory restrictions on the
personal freedom of mainland Chinese investors or theiraccompanying family members, or the mainland Chinese staffmembers or accompanying family members of mainland
Chinese-invested enterprises, they should notify either theinvolved person’s family members in Taiwan or the person’s
mainland Chinese-invested company within 24 hours.

2The Parties believe that since the implementation of the“Cross-Strait

JointCrime-Fightingand

Judicial

MutualAssistance Agreement,” they have used the notification
mechanism that has been established to notify each other, in atimely fashion, of important information on persons whose
personal freedom has been restricted in accordance with the law,and have facilitated family and attorney visits in accordancewith their respective regulations. On this foundation, theimplementation of the “Cross-Strait Bilateral Investment
Protection and Promotion Agreement” further reinforces
protection of the personal freedom and safety of cross-strait
investors and related personnel. Both Parties will, based on
existing

agreements,

continue

to improve

therelevantmechanisms and enhance the effectiveness of the agreements inorder to ensure the rights of people on both sides of the strait.

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