The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC; ) is a cabinet-level governmental body of the Republic of China (R.O.C.) in charge of all policy and regulation of transportation and communications networks and administration of all transportation and communications operations and enterprises in

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History

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications in its current form can be traced back to the post-WWII merger of two earlier ministries, namely the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications of the ROC (founded in 1912 by the

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to succeed the former

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of the later

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), and the Communications Department of the Transportation Bureau of the

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. Until 2006, the MOTC was also responsible for regulating Taiwan's broadcasting and telecommunications sector, as well as said country's

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s and

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, when that function was split off into a new

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called the National Communications Commission.

Introduction

In Taiwan, transportation and communications operations comprise four categories: communications, transportation, meteorology, and tourism. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is responsible for making policy, formulating laws and regulations, and overseeing operations in the area of transportation and communications. Communications operations encompass postal services and telecommunications. Postal services are managed by the

Chunghwa Post Chunghwa Post (), officially Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd., is the national mail, postal service of Taiwan. Chunghwa Post was a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan), Ministry of Transportation and Commun ...

. Regarding telecommunications, the MOTC is responsible for the overall planning of communications resources, assisting and promoting the communications industry, and fostering universal access to communications. Transportation operations are divided into land, sea, and air transportation. Land transportation comprises railways (including conventional railways, mass rapid transit, and high-speed rail) as well as highway transportation. Conventional railways is operated by the

Taiwan Railways Administration Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Pa ...

. Mass rapid transit systems are managed by local governments. High-speed rail is managed by the

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. Highway transportation is managed by the

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. Expressways are constructed and maintained by the

Freeway Bureau The Freeway Bureau () is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Taiwan (ROC) in charge for freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehic ...

. Sea transportation consists of water transport and harbors. Shipping carriers of water transport are privately operated, while harbors are operated by the

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. Air transportation includes airline companies and airports. Airline companies are privately operated, while airports and flight navigation services are operated by the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The

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under this ministry handles all national meteorological operations. The

Tourism Bureau The Tourism Administration, MOTC () is the government agency under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan (Republic of China) responsible for the administration of domestic and international tourism policy making, execution ...

under this ministry provides planning and oversight for tourism development.

Organization

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The administrators of MOTC include the Minister, Executive Vice Minister, and two Administrative Deputy Ministers. MOTC is divided into an Internal Division and an External Division.

Internal division

Secretariat, Office of Technical Superintendents, Office of Counselors, Department of General Affairs, Department of Personnel, Department of Civil Service Ethics, Department of Accounting, Department of Statistics, Legal Affairs Committee, Petition Reviewing Committee, Road Traffic Safety Committee, Office of Science and Technology Advisors, Information Management Center, Transportation Mobilization Committee, Department of Railways and Highways, Department of Posts and Telecommunications, Department of Navigation and Aviation, Transportation and Communications Management Unit.

Administrative agencies

* Civil Aviation Administration * Tourism Administration * Highways Bureau * Central Weather Administration * Railway Bureau * Maritime and Port Bureau * Institute of Transportation

Government corporations

* Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. * Taiwan Railways Corporation (formerly the

) *

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* Kaohsiung Port Land Development Corporation, Ltd. (co-owned by

and Kaohsiung City Government)

List of ministers

Political party: In the latter half of the 20th century, the ministry was created by merging the separate ministries of Transportation (c. 1912), Communications (c. 1938), and Railways (c. 1928 replacing the earlier iteration of the Ministry of Communications and links to the

of Imperial China). * Sun Fo Minister of Communications (1926 - 1927), Minister of Railways (1928-1931) * Wang Boqun (1927 – 1931) * Chen Mingshu Minister of Communications (December 1931 – October 1932) * Huang Shaohong (July 1932 – December 1935) * Chu Chia-hua Minister of Communications, Minister of Transportation (October 1932 – December 1935) * Yu Feipeng (1935) (acting) * Ku Meng-yu Minister of Railways (1932 - 1935), Minister of Transportation (1935 – 1937) * Yu Feipeng (March 1937 – 1938) * Chang Kia-ngau Minister of Railways (1935 -1938), Minister of Communications (1938 – 1942) * Zeng Yangfu (December 1942 – February 1945) * Yu Feipeng (February 1945 – May 1946) * (May 1946 - May 1948)

Access

The MOTC building is accessible by walking distance North West of Dongmen Station of the

Taipei Metro Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

on the Red Line.

References

External links

* {{authority control Transportation and Communications

Transportation organizations based in Taiwan Ministries established in 1912 1912 establishments in China