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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

Taiwanese media reports that former President Lee Teng-hui has been indicted on charges of embezzlement from a state diplomatic fund.
2011-06-30

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

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

Two Air Force pilots are killed after their twin-seat trainer aircraft crashed during a training mission in Taiwan.
2010-12-15

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

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

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