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Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China.
2024-01-15

Twenty-nine Chinese military aircraft enter the Taiwanese air defence zone, prompting the Taiwanese Air Force to send their own aircraft in response.
2022-06-21

The Taiwanese government prohibits outdoor gatherings of more than 500 people and indoor gatherings of more than 100 people, as well as banning all food and drink in trains until June 8, after reporting six new domestic COVID-19 cases with no clear source of infection.
2021-05-11

São Tomé and Príncipe breaks relations with the island country of Taiwan. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-38388181 (BBC)]One-China policy
2016-12-21

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing at least one person.
2013-06-2

A fire at a hospital in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan kills at least 12 people and injures up to 60 others.
2012-10-23

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC loses a patent infringement case in the United States, with the United States International Trade Commission ruling that Apple Inc.'s iPhone technology does not violate HTC's patents.
2011-10-18

The life insurance company Metlife expects to sell its Taiwan unit soon, perhaps as early as April, according to anonymous sources cited by Reuters. Regulators blocked an early effort by MetLife to sell the same unit.
2011-02-22

Google begins to phase out its support for Internet Explorer 6 after it was identified as a weak link in cyber attacks on the search engine.
2010-01-30