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At the invitation of paramount leader Xi Jinping, Kuomintang chairperson Cheng Li-wun begins the first visit to China by a Taiwanese opposition leader since 2016.
2026-04-7

The Taiwanese transport ministry announces that airlines will increase fuel surcharges on international flights by 157 percent starting April 7, following a rise in global oil prices linked to the Iran war.
2026-04-1

American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the 508 m climb during a livestreamed event.
2026-01-25

A w.0 earthquake, rated intensity four on the Central Weather Administration seismic intensity scale, strikes 32 km off the coast of Yilan, Taiwan, causing a temporary power outage for over 3,000 households.
2025-12-27

China lists six American companies on its Unreliable Entities List, including several in the underwater drone and satellite sectors.
2025-09-25

Taiwanese foreign minister Lin Chia-lung visits the Philippines as part of a business mission. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs later states that it did not recognize any Taiwan official as a member of the business delegation, reiterating its adherence to One China.
2025-08-28

The United States announces sanctions on six Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including head of the national security office Dong Jingwei, accusing them of "transnational oppression and undermining Hong Kong autonomy".
2025-03-31

Four people are killed and thirty-two others are injured by a gas explosion at a Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung, Taiwan.
2025-02-13

South Africa orders Taiwan to relocate its liaison office from Pretoria by the end of March, citing diplomatic policies favoring China.
2025-02-2