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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

A second earthquake in less than 24 hours strikes southeast Taiwan, killing one person and wounding 146 other people. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake is felt in Taipei and tsunami warnings are issued.
2022-09-18

The Republic of China (Taiwan) holds a large military parade in Taipei to commemorate World War II in support of its claims that Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-Shek played a leading role in the defeat of the Empire of Japan with the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Tse-Tung playing a minor role.
2015-07-4

Taiwan is to reduce the length of compulsory military service from one year to four months.
2011-12-14

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

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

China issues its new "Confucius peace prize" to former Taiwanese Vice President Lien Chan, though he refused to collect it, adding he knew nothing of the award.
2010-12-9

Tens of thousands of people demonstrate in Taiwan against a trade agreement with China to be signed on Tuesday.
2010-06-26

Taipei pulls its films from the Shanghai International Film Festival over fears that China would claim them.
2010-06-11

A Taipei-Shanghai flight makes an emergency landing in Hangzhou after an American passenger makes an inappropriate reference to a bomb.
2010-05-1