Sources: BBC
Paramount leader Xi Jinping tells Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun that China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, in his first meeting with a Taiwanese opposition leader in a decade. 2026-04-10
Taiwan and the United States reach a trade agreement that would reduce U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15% in return for promised Taiwanese investment in U.S. businesses. 2026-01-16
China conducts the largest live fire exercises to date around Taiwan, designating multiple sea and air zones for drills by naval and air units to rehearse a blockade and to signal opposition to recent United States arms sales to Taiwan. 2025-12-29
The Kiribati High Court clears the way for the opposition to file a motion of no confidence against President Taneti Mamau amid reported discontent with the government's decision to switch its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan to recognition of the People's Republic of China. 2019-11-11
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence cancels a meeting with Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare in response to the country's move to cut ties with Taiwan and establish relations with China. 2019-09-18
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen refutes accusations that she would have interpreted the 1992 consensus differently. 2016-07-25
Typhoon Goni kills two people in the Philippines with thousands of people evacuated in the Philippines and Taiwan. 2015-08-21
A shipping vessel registered in Taiwan with a history of oil spills is fined CAD $80,000 for the illegal dumping of pollutants in Canadian waters south of Newfoundland. 2011-05-5
A Taiwanese ship initially believed to have been hijacked off the coast of Madagascar is later found safe. 2010-10-8