论两岸保护台湾海峡水下文化遗产之合作机制的构建

On the Construction of a Permanent Cooperation Regime to Protect UCH Located in Taiwan Straits Between the Two Sides

台湾海峡内存在丰富的水下文化遗产。但由于长期政治割裂,无论大陆还是台湾,目前都无法独力完成对这些遗产的普查、勘探、保护、发掘和研究等工作。两岸应搁置政治分歧,构建一套合作机制以保护这些遗产。目前,两岸可以由海峡会和海基会牵头,达成一份《两岸合作保护台湾海峡内水下文物的协议》。该合作协议至少应明确合作的目标,合作的原则,合作的内容,合作的机构以及争端解决等问题,以期推动台湾海峡内水下文化遗产的保护。

The Taiwan straits is rich in underwater cultural heritage resources. However, neither Taiwan nor the Mainland can investigate, explore, protect, excavate or study the UCH resources all by itself because of the political confrontation between the two sides. It is high time that the two sides cooperated to protect the UCH resources, preferably by concluding an agreement through Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits and Straits Exchange Foundation. The agreement should lay down the general goal, fundamental principles for protection, scope and organization of cooperation as well as dispute resolution provisions.