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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen restores the reputations of victims of the White Terror repression, which was carried out by the Kuomintang government from the 1940s to the 1980s. The ceremony, held in Taipei, marked the first nationwide event that addresses crimes committed during the White Terror.
2023-09-9

Dozens of Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for the disputed Senkaku Islands which are also claimed by China and Japan. [http:--mainichi.jp-english-english-newsselect-news-20120924p2g00m0dm084000c.html (Kyodo News via "Mainichi Shimbun")]date=August 2019 [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-313830-taiwan-flotilla-leaves-for-disputed-islands ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019
2012-09-24

Voters in the Republic of China go to the polls for the 2012 presidential election. Incumbent President Ma Ying-jeou ultimately wins re-election with 51% of the vote, defeating Democratic Progressive Party chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen.
2012-01-14

Around 1,000 people protest in Taipei, demanding that the government make a weekly day off a legal right for Taiwan's 200,000 foreign live-in caregivers.
2011-12-11

Taiwan's opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen launches her presidential bid.
2011-03-11

A senior military intelligence officer is arrested in Taiwan for being a double agent for China.
2010-11-2

Former president of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian's life sentence is cut to twenty years in prison.
2010-06-10

Foreign journalists based in China and Taiwan say their Yahoo email accounts have been hacked.
2010-03-31

Chinese state media voices its disapproval after the Obama administration unveils its first arms package for Taiwan, a move that prompted China to threaten sanctions on the firms involved.
2010-02-1

The United States approves an arms sale to Taiwan, amid opposition from China.
2010-01-26