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After a Legislative Yuan vote in July to emphasize "Taiwan" instead of "Republic of China" on the passport of the Republic of China, voting officially begins on the New Power Party's website for various new passport designs. The winner will be awarded in September.
2020-08-7

China resumes diplomatic ties with São Tomé and Príncipe two weeks after the African island nation broke diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
2016-12-26

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

Thousands demonstrate in Taipei, Taiwan against the construction of a new atomic plant.
2011-03-20

Computer security company McAfee says hackers based in the People's Republic of China have targeted computer networks of global oil companies and individuals in Kazakhstan, Taiwan, Greece, and the United States, to steal information starting in 2009.
2011-02-11

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

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