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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 condemns China after two PLAAF fighter jets pass the maritime line on the Taiwan Strait. Though there was no immediate response from China, the move comes after a week when the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard sent ships through the Strait.
2019-03-31

The Dominican Republic severs ties with Taiwan and establishes diplomatic relations with China.
2018-05-1

Panama severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establishes formal relations with China.
2017-06-12

Typhoon Megi causes landslides in China and leaves at least 32 people missing.
2016-09-29

Taiwan authorities close schools and offices as Typhoon Megi approaches the island.
2016-09-27

Typhoon Meranti hits mainland China and Taiwan killing at least eight people and destroying 1,600 houses.
2016-09-16

Taiwan and China brace for the impact of Typhoon Nepartak, the first major typhoon of 2016. Thousands of people have been evacuated in Taiwan while over 35,000 military personnel have been placed on standby to help with relief efforts.
2016-07-7

China cancels an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir after it performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen; the Puzangalan Choir consisting of children from the Paiwan aboriginal tribe had been due to take part in a choral festival in Guangdong province in July.
2016-06-16

China summons Kaye Lee, the U.S. deputy chief of mission in Beijing, to protest Washington's announcement that it is selling two warships to Taiwan as part of a $1.83 billion arms deal. U.S. state department spokesman John Kirby says the sale is consistent with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act while Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zheng Zequang threatens to impose sanctions on U.S. firms because the proposed sale "severely damaged China's sovereignty and security interests."
2015-12-17