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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

Military prosecutors in Taiwan indict a senior general on charges of spying for China.
2011-05-20

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

President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino says the country has not resolved a row with Taiwan over deportations.
2011-02-23

Somali pirates capture six crew from Denmark and the Philippines leaving the ship intact. They are thought to be held on a captured Taiwanese fishing boat.
2011-01-14

A gunman opens fire at a Kuomintang political rally in Taiwan; prominent member Sean Lien is shot in the face.
2010-11-26

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

One sailor drowns and 12 are missing after a freighter carrying Chinese crew capsized off Taiwan.
2010-10-27

Taiwan and Singapore agree to hold talks on a free trade deal.
2010-08-5