Mainland Affairs Council
Although the PRC's official English translation of the law is the "Anti-Secession Law", the Mainland Affairs Council in Taiwan has consistently translated it as "Anti-Separation Law" as secession implies that Taiwan is a part of the PRC. The Mainland Affairs Council and the ROC government has argued that the relationship across the Taiwan Strait is not analogous to the situation during the American Civil War since Taiwan was never part of the PRC.