Timeline of Taiwanese history
This is a timeline of Taiwanese history , comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Taiwan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Taiwan and History of the Republic of China . See also the list of rulers of Taiwan .
3rd century
Year
Date
Event
230
Eastern Wu expedition troops land on an island known as Yizhou (suspected to be Taiwan) where most of them die but manage to bring "several thousand" natives back to China
7th century
Year
Date
Event
607–610
The Sui dynasty sends expeditions to an island known as Liuqiu , which may or may not be Taiwan, but is probably Ryukyu
12th century
13th century
Year
Date
Event
1271
Chinese people start visiting Taiwan[ 4]
1292
The Yuan dynasty sends an expedition to Liuqiu , which may or may not be Taiwan
1297
The Yuan dynasty sends an expedition to Liuqiu , which may or may not be Taiwan
14th century
Year
Date
Event
1349
Wang Dayuan provides the first account of a visit to Taiwan and also notes substantial settlements of Chinese traders and fishermen on the Penghu Islands
16th century
Year
Date
Event
1525
Some merchants from Fujian are able to speak Formosan languages [ 4]
1544
Portuguese sailors passing Taiwan record in the ship's log the name Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island).[ 6]
1563
Pirate Lin Daoqian retreats to southwestern Taiwan after being chased by Ming naval forces
A walled town is built in Penghu (Pescadores) on the orders of a Ming general
1574
3 November
Pirate Lin Feng lands in southwestern Taiwan only to be attacked by aboriginals
27 December
Lin Feng returns to Taiwan again
1582
Portuguese shipwreck survivors, the first Europeans known to have landed on Taiwan , build a raft after 45 days and return to Macau [ 6]
1590
Chinese from Fujian start settling in southwestern Taiwan
1592
Japan unsuccessfully seeks sovereignty over Taiwan (Takayamakoku 高山国 in Japanese, lit. high mountain country).
1593
Ming officials issue ten licenses each year for Chinese junks to trade in northern Taiwan[ 11]
17th century
Year
Date
Event
1603
Chinese scholar Chen Di spends some time at the Bay of Tayouan (which Taiwan takes its name from) during a Ming dynasty anti-pirate mission and provides the first significant description of Taiwanese aborigines [ 6]
1604
Sino-Dutch conflicts : Dutch envoy Wijbrand van Waerwijck and his army are ordered to occupy Penghu (Pescadores) in order to open trade with China
1609
The Tokugawa Shogunate sends feudal lord Arima Harunobu on an exploratory mission to Taiwan.
1616
Nagasaki official Murayama Tōan leads troops on an unsuccessful invasion of Taiwan
1622
August
The Dutch start building a fort at Penghu (Pescadores)
1623
Chinese population in southwestern Taiwan reaches 1,500[ 4]
1624
26 August
Sino-Dutch conflicts : Ming forces evict the Dutch from Penghu (Pescadores) and they retreat to Taiwan , settling near the Bay of Tayouan next to a pirate village
There are two Chinese villages in Southwestern Taiwan , on a long thing peninsula on the Bay of Tayouan , and on the mainland in what would become Tainan [ 14]
Chinese laborers start building the Fort Zeelandia at the Bay of Tayouan for the Dutch [ 14]
1625
The Dutch clash with 170 Chinese pirates in the Madou and are forced to retreat; later the pirates are driven away[ 15]
1626
July
The Dutch force the Chinese inhabitants of Taiwan to obtain a permit of residence[ 14]
Spanish expedition to Formosa : The Spanish arrive at Santissima Trinidad (Keelung ) and build a fort[ 11]
1627
Chinese trade with Spanish Formosa picks up after the Spanish manage to ingratiate themselves with the governor of Fujian by defending him from attacks by the aborigines[ 11]
1628
The Dutch sign a trade treaty with Zheng Zhilong [ 14]
The Spanish establish a settlement at Danshui and build Fort Santo Domingo in an attempt to attract Chinese merchants.[ 11]
1629
summer
Madou ambushes and kills 35 Dutch soldiers[ 15]
1630
February
Madou signs a nine-month truce with the Dutch [ 15]
1631
Spanish Formosa uses sulphur in Taiwan to trade for Chinese goods[ 11]
1633
7 July
Battle of Liaoluo Bay : Hans Putmans ' fleet sails into the harbor of Xiamen and fire on Zheng Zhilong 's fleet without warning[ 14]
22 October
Battle of Liaoluo Bay : Hans Putmans ' fleet is defeated by Zheng Zhilong off of Kinmen [ 14]
1634
October
The Dutch forbid Chinese trade of deerskins to anyone but them[ 16]
5 November
Dutch forces rout Taccariang 's forces[ 15]
Liu Xiang attacks Fort Zeelandia in retaliation for their refusal to aid him against Zheng Zhilong , but fails[ 14]
Chinese start planting sugarcane near Fort Provintia [ 4]
1635
winter
Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa : The Dutch defeat Madou [ 15]
1636
The Dutch declare a pax hollandica in the plains around the Bay of Tayouan [ 15]
The Chinese start conducting large scale commercial hunting in Taiwan with assistance from the Dutch East India Company [ 16]
1637
The Spanish withdraw half their forces from Taiwan [ 11]
1640
The Dutch force Chinese people in Taiwan to pay a residency tax[ 17]
1641
The Dutch attempt to oust the Spaniards from Keelung but fail[ 18]
1642
August
The Dutch oust the Spaniards in Keelung ; so ends Spanish Formosa [ 18]
The Dutch forbid Chinese from settling outside of areas of company control[ 17]
1645
The Chinese are forbidden from hunting deer in Taiwan[ 17]
1651
Reports of violence and extortion of the Chinese by the Dutch are reported[ 17]
1652
7–11 September
Guo Huaiyi rebellion : Chinese farmers rebel against the Dutch and are defeated; considered to be the first Chinese anti-western uprising[ 17]
Chinese population in Taiwan reaches 20,000 to 25,000[ 17]
1654
May
Locusts, plague, and earthquakes greatly damage Taiwan[ 19]
1655
August
Ming loyalist Zheng Chenggong declares sovereignty over Chinese citizens in Taiwan[ 19]
1656
9 July
An edict from Zheng Chenggong arrives at Fort Zeelandia declaring all Chinese trade of foreign products to be illegal and punishable by death, and Chinese merchants start leaving Taiwan as a result[ 19]
1660
March
The Dutch receive news of Zheng Chenggong 's plans to invade Taiwan[ 20]
Albrecht Herport notes that even in their depleted state, there are an abundance of deer in Taiwan [ 6]
1661
21 April
Zheng Chenggong departs from Kinmen Island for Taiwan
30 April
Zheng Chenggong arrives on the shores of Dutch Formosa near Fort Provintia where three Dutch ships attack them, but one sinks, and the other two retreat; two subsequent Dutch attacks are also defeated
1 May
Fort Provintia surrenders to Zheng Chenggong
3 May
Aboriginals around the Bay of Tayouan surrender to Zheng Chenggong [ 20]
16 September
Fort Zeelandia launches an attack on Zheng Chengong 's army and is defeated[ 20]
1662
1 February
Siege of Fort Zeelandia : Fort Zeelandia surrenders to Zheng Chenggong and the Dutch depart from Taiwan; so ends Dutch Formosa
23 June
Zheng Chenggong dies and is succeeded by Zheng Xi
November
Zheng Jing defeats Zheng Xi and renamed his realm the Kingdom of Dongning
1663
February
Zheng Jing returns to Xiamen
July
Zheng Jing imprisons his brother Zheng Tai , and as a result their relatives surrender to the Qing dynasty
November
The Qing dynasty conquers Xiamen and Kinmen Island
1664
July
The Dutch occupy Keelung
September
Qing commander Shi Lang leads a fleet of warships to invade Taiwan but is turned back by bad weather
Chinese population in Taiwan rises to 50,000
1665
May
Shi Lang attempts to invade Taiwan but his fleet is scattered by a storm
1666
May
Chinese troops attempt to dislodge the Dutch from Keelung but fail
1668
The Dutch abandon Keelung after alienating local aboriginal villages
1674
Zheng Jing re-enters Xiamen (Amoy)
1678
Zheng Jing 's forces under Liu Guoxuan attempt to conquer Zhangzhou but fail
1680
26 March
Zheng Jing departs from Xiamen
1681
March
Zheng Jing dies and his son Zheng Kezang succeeds him, only to be ousted by Zheng Keshuang
1683
12 July
Battle of Penghu : Qing commander Shi Lang leads an attack on the Zheng fleet near Penghu (Pescadores) but fails
17 July
Battle of Penghu : The Qing fleet returns and defeats the Zheng fleet, occupying Penghu (Pescadores)
The Qing dynasty conquers the Kingdom of Dongning ; Zheng Keshuang is given a non-hereditary position in Beijing
1684
Taiwan is made a prefecture of Fujian , governed by a prefect, under which are magistrates of three counties, Zhuluo, Taiwan, and Fengshan
Total population of Taiwan is around 100,000[ 6]
Shi Lang estimates that half of Taiwan's Chinese population has left for the mainland
1685
Lin Qianguang writes an account of Taiwanese indigenous peoples
1699
Taiwanese aborigines rebel in northern Taiwan
18th century
Year
Date
Event
1711
Annual arrivals in Taiwan reach tens of thousands despite official restrictions
1712
The first regulations on a permit system are recorded
1721
19 April
Zhu Yigui and a group of 80 rebels attack a military outpost at Gangshan, south of Tainan , and rob its weapons; Du Junying also rebels
30 April
Zhu Yigui 's rebels attack Tainan but fail
1 May
Zhu Yigui takes Tainan and Zhuluo
3 May
Zhu Yigui is declared a king
16 June
Qing forces land near Tainan and defeat Zhu Yigui
10 September
Du Junying surrenders to Qing forces
1722
Due to the Zhu Yigui uprising, Han-aboriginal territories are separated via 54 stelae marking the boundaries of the frontier area
1723
Changhua County is created
1728
Tax registers are expanded to Changhua County
1730
Those without property in mainland China or relatives in Taiwan are barred from entering Taiwan
1731
Danshui subprefecture is created
The Dajiaxi (大甲西) aboriginals around Taichung rebel and kill a subprefect
1732
Migrants are allowed to take children and wives to Taiwan
Qing forces suppress the Dajiaxi (大甲西) aboriginal rebellion.
1733
Families on the mainland are allowed to move to Taiwan
1734
A total of 47 aboriginal schools are created
1737
Marriage between aboriginal women and Han Chinese men is prohibited on the grounds that it interfered in aboriginal life and was used by settlers as a means to claim aboriginal land.
1738
Reclamation of aboriginal land is banned
1740
Legal migration to Taiwan is ended
1750
Han-aboriginal boundaries are rebuilt
1756
Immigrant population in Taiwan number 600,147
1760
Han-aboriginal boundaries are rebuilt
Families are allowed to enter Taiwan again for a brief period
1766
Two aboriginal affairs sub-prefects are appointed to manage aboriginal affairs
1770
Chinese settlers start moving into Yilan
1777
Immigrant population in Taiwan number 839,800
1782
Chiayi and Changhua prefectures go to war over gambling debts and more than 400 villages are destroyed
Immigrant population in Taiwan number 912,000
1784
Han-aboriginal boundaries are rebuilt
1786
Lin Shuangwen rebellion : Ling Shuangwen rebels and takes over Changhua
Individuals whose relatives are already in Taiwan are allowed to emigrate
1787
A settler named Wu Sha tries to claim Kavalan territory in modern Yilan but is repelled
1788
Lin Shuangwen rebellion : The rebels are defeated
1790
Han-aboriginal boundaries are rebuilt
Active enforcement of quarantine measures is abandoned and an office for cross-strait travel is set up
1795
Chen Zhouchuan rebellion
1797
Settler Wu Sha receives financial support from the local government to colonize Yilan but fails to register the land due to lack of official recognition
19th century
Year
Date
Event
1805
Cai Qian rebellion
1809
Pirate Cai Qian is surrounded by the Qing navy and commits suicide. [citation needed ]
1810
Due to fear of piracy, the emperor officially recognizes land previously colonized in Yilan as part of administrated territory
1811
Han Chinese population in Taiwan reaches 1,944,000, 70% residing in the south
1812
Northeast Taiwan is taken over by Chinese people
1814
Some settlers fake aboriginal land-lease documents to colonize central Taiwan
1816
Settlers in central Taiwan are evicted by government troops
1824
Immigrant population in Taiwan number 1,786,883
1832
Zhang Bing rebellion
1839
Qing authorities demarcate Chinese territories in Taiwan and prohibit Chinese settlers from encroaching on native lands
1853
Lin Gong rebellion
1860
Convention of Beijing : Danshui and Anping are opened to foreigners
1862
Dai Wansheng rebels
1863
Lin Wencha is promoted to commander-in-chief of Fujian troops, the highest position ever attained by a Taiwanese during the Qing dynasty
1865
Dai Wansheng 's rebellion is defeated
1867
American military expedition sent to Kenting in response to the Rover incident .
1868
20 November
Camphor War : British Navy occupies Anping over rights to export camphor without regard for Chinese regulations
1 December
Camphor War : Qing dynasty gives in to British demands for reparations, freedom of missionary activity, and trade rights
John Dodd calls in British gunboats to force Qing authorities to apologize and pay reparations for being accosted by an angry crowd
1869
Government troops are decreased from 14,425 to 7,621
1871
November
Mudan Incident : Ryukyuan sailors shipwreck off of southern Taiwan and Paiwan people mistake them for enemies, causing the death of 54 mariners
1874
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1874) : Japan sends a punitive expedition to Taiwan in retribution for the Mudan Incident and forces the Qing dynasty to pay indemnities
Shen Baozhen has three roads constructed linking eastern and western Taiwan
1875
Taiwan is divided into two prefectures, Taipeh Prefecture and a modified Taiwan Prefecture
1881
Government troops are decreased to 4,500
1884
August
Keelung Campaign : French forces try to land at Keelung but are forced to withdraw by Chinese troops
October
Keelung Campaign : French forces capture Keelung
8 October
Battle of Tamsui : A French attack on Danshui is defeated
1885
22 June
Keelung Campaign : The French evacuate from Keelung
1886
June
Cadastral reform survey begins
1887
Taiwan is reorganized as Taiwan Province with Liu Mingchuan as its first governor
April
Construction on a road from Taipei to Keelung begins
1888
Construction on a Taipei -Hsinchu road begins
1890
January
Cadastral reform survey is completed
1891
Construction of the Taipei -Keelung road is completed
1893
Construction of the Taipei -Hsinchu road is completed
Han Chinese population in Taiwan reaches 2,545,000; 30 percent in the north, 27 percent in central Taiwan, and 43 percent in the south
1895
March
Pescadores Campaign (1895) : Japan seizes Penghu (Pescadores)
17 April
Taiwan and Penghu (Pescadores) are ceded by the Qing dynasty to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki
20 May
The Qing dynasty orders all officials to evacuate from Taiwan
25 May
The Republic of Formosa is formed with Tang Jingsong as its leader, who secretly leaves for the mainland a few days later, and is succeeded by Liu Yongfu
29 May
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) : Japanese forces land near Keelung
7 June
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) : Japanese forces occupy Taipei
October
Liu Yongfu leaves for the mainland
21 October
Capitulation of Tainan : Tainan surrenders; so ends the Republic of Formosa
1896
June
Yunlin Massacre : 6,000 Taiwanese are massacred by the Japanese at Yunlin
1897
More than 6,400 (23%) registered Taiwanese residents leave for mainland China
1899
The Bank of Taiwan established to encourage Japanese investment
Taiwanese are recruited as policemen after a lower rank is created
20th century
Year
Date
Event
1900
Sun Zhongshan visits Taiwan
1902
Some 12,000 "bandit-rebels" are killed by the Japanese
1905
Population census records 2,492,784 Chinese, 82,795 "mountain people ", and a total of 3,039,751 Taiwanese residents
1907
Beipu uprising : Hakka people and Saisiyat aboriginals rebel against Japanese rule unsuccessfully[ 83]
1911
Liang Qichao visits Taiwan
1913
Japanese forces engage in a campaign bring aboriginals on the east coast under government control
Hakka people rebel in Miaoli and are defeated
1914
May-August
Truku War : The Truku people rebel against Japanese rule unsuccessfully[ 86]
December
Itagaki Taisuke creates the Taiwan Doukakai , a Taiwan assimilationist movement with popular support from Taiwanese
1915
January
Taiwan Doukakai comes under attack by Japanese residents and authorities in Taiwan, and it is quickly disbanded
Tapani Incident : Marks 20 years of resistance against Japanese rule
1921
The Taiwanese Cultural Association is founded
1925
Population of Taiwan grows to 3,993,408
1927
The Taiwanese People's Party breaks from the Taiwanese Cultural Association
1930
Wushe Incident : 300 Seediq people led by Mona Rudao raid a Japanese police station and attack an elementary school, killing 134 Japanese and two Han Chinese (by mistake); in response the government intensifies their efforts to subjugate the Atayal aborigines
1935
Population of Taiwan grows to 5,212,426; Chinese population of eastern Taiwan increases to 70,000
1937
April
Chinese language in newspapers is banned and Classical Chinese is removed from the school curriculum
1943
Compulsory primary education begins. Enrollment rates reached 71.3% for Taiwanese children (including 86.4% for aborigine children) and 99.6% for Japanese children in Taiwan making Taiwan's enrollment rate the second highest in Asia after Japan.
1943 Cairo Declaration : The Allies of World War II demand the restoration of all Chinese territories lost to Japan including Taiwan and Penghu
1944
Taiwan is bombed by American forces as part of Allied effort to defeat Japan
1945
14 August
Hirohito surrender broadcast : Hirohito announces Japan 's surrender
25 October
Retrocession Day : Rikichi Andō signs documents "restoring" Taiwan and Penghu (Pescadores) to the Republic of China with Chen Yi appointed as Chief Executive.
Population of Taiwan grows to 6,560,000
1947
14 February
Taipei 's rice market closes due to a riot
28 February
February 28 Incident : Six officers attempt to arrest a woman selling cigarettes illegally in Taipei , a Taiwanese man is killed, and as a result mass riots break out all over the island
8 March
February 28 Incident : Reinforcements from mainland China arrive in Keelung
13 March
February 28 Incident : The Taiwanese resistance is defeated by KMT
22 April
Chen Yi is replaced by Wei Daoming
25 December
The Constitution of the Republic of China takes effect.
1948
November
More than 31,000 refugees enter Taiwan per week
30 December
Wei Daoming is replaced by Chen Cheng as the Taiwanese officier appointed by the Republic of China .
1949
Approximately 5,000 refugees enter Taiwan each dayKMT retreat to Taiwan
19 May
White Terror (Taiwan) : KMT begins imposing 38 years of Martial law in Taiwan
June
The New Taiwan dollar is introduced at an exchange rate of one NT to 40,000 old Taiwan dollars
1 October
Chinese Civil War : Mao Zedong proclaims the formation of the People's Republic of China in Peiping (Peking) which became their national capital.[ 103]
10 December
Chinese Civil War : The ROC relocates its government to Taipei .[ 104]
1950
1 March
Chiang Kai-shek admits that he is personally responsible for the loss of mainland China at his inaugural ceremony for resuming the presidency of the Guomindang
Elections are held at local and provincial levels, but not at the national level
1 May
Landing Operation on Hainan Island : Hainan falls to the Communists.
1951
Land Reform in Taiwan : The government starts selling public land to tenant farmers, nearly a fifth of Taiwan's arable land
1952
Agricultural exports reach U.S.$114 million
28 April
The president of the Republic of China George Yeh and the governor of Japan Isao Kawada sign documents renouncing Japan's rights and claims on Taiwan and Penghu (Pescadores).[ 108]
1953
January
Land Reform in Taiwan : Amount of land available to landlords is restricted and excess land is sold to tillers
1955
20 January
Battle of Yijiangshan Islands : People's Liberation Army forces ROC forces off the Yijiangshan Islands
Population of Taiwan grows to 9,078,000
1958
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis : People's Liberation Army attacks Kinmen and the Matsu Islands but fail to take them
Population of Taiwan reaches 10 million
1960
Chiang Kai-shek 's presidency is extended past two terms
Institutions of higher education increase to 15, primary schools rise to 1,982, and secondary schools to 299
1961
Slightly over half of Taiwan's population lives in urban areas
1964
Taiwanese Hokkien language is banned in schools and official settings[ 114]
1965
Population of Taiwan grows to 12,628,000
1968
Compulsory education is extended from 6 to 9 years
1970
Taiwan's Gini coefficient falls to 0.321
1971
China and the United Nations : The United Nations recognizes the People's Republic of China as the government of China. The Republic of China withdraws from the United Nations .
1975
Population of Taiwan grows to 16,150,000
1979
The United States withdraws recognition of the Republic of China and recognizes the People's Republic of China . Four months later, the United States Congress passes the Taiwan Relations Act which establishes unofficial relations.
1980
Hsinchu Science Park founded
1985
Population of Taiwan grows to 19,258,000
1987
7 March
Lieyu Massacre was covered up on the frontline of Kinmen Defense Command
15 July
Martial law in Taiwan : Martial law is lifted from Taiwan
The Environmental Protection Administration reveals that 15 percent of farmland is contaminated by heavy metals
1990
Wild Lily student movement in Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall .
Number of farm households fall to less than 20 percent
1991
Legislative Yuan and National Assembly elected in 1947 were forced to resign.
The first democratic election of National Assembly .
1992
Fair Trade Law enacted.
The first democratic election of the Legislative Yuan .
1992 Consensus
1994
National Health Insurance begins.
1995
US government reverses policy and allows President Lee Teng-hui to visit the US. The People's Republic of China responds with the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis by launching a series of missiles into the waters off Taiwan. The Taiwan stock market loses one-third of its value.
February 28 Incident monument erected; President Lee Teng-hui publicly apologizes on behalf of the KMT.
Population of Taiwan grows to 21,300,000
1996
President Bill Clinton dispatches the USS Nimitz supercarrier to patrol the Taiwan Strait .
The first direct presidential election; Lee Teng-hui elected.
1997
Private cellular phone companies begin services.
1999
Resolution on Taiwan's Future
Chi-Chi earthquake .
21st century
Year
Date
Event
2000
Chen Shui-bian , the opposition candidate from the DPP , elected president by a lead of 2.5% of votes marking the end of the KMT status as the ruling party. Voter turnout was 82.69%; first peaceful transfer of power .
Four Noes and One Without
2001
Three mini-links between Kinmen , Matsu and the mainland of Fujian begins.
Private fixed-line telephone companies begin services.
September
Serious flooding caused by Typhoon Nari .
2002
Entry into the World Trade Organization .
Penetration rate of cellular phones exceeds 100%.
2003
SARS outbreaks.
North-link line railroad electrified.
2004
Second north-south freeway completed.
February 28
228 Hand-in-Hand rally .[ 119]
President Chen Shui-bian is re-elected by a margin of 0.22% votes after being shot the day before .
December 31
Taipei 101 becomes World's Tallest Building .
2005
The first direct commercial airplane flights from Beijing to Taipei for the Chinese New Year .
The PRC passes an "anti-secession law " authorizing the use of force against Taiwan and the ROC government should it formally declare independence. In response, 1.6 million people marched in Taipei against China's "anti-secession law". Similar marches occur across the world by Taiwanese nationalists. Protests against the PRC were held worldwide, including, but not limited to: Chicago, New York City, Washington DC, Paris, and Sydney.
March-April
Pan-Blue leaders visit to mainland China
President Chen is invited and attends the funeral of Pope John Paul II . He is the first ROC president to visit the Vatican .
The National Assembly of the Republic of China convenes for the last time to implement several constitutional reforms, including single-member two-vote districts, and votes to transfer the power of constitutional reform to the popular ballot, essentially abolishing itself.
2006
Rename "Chiang Kai-shek International Airport" to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport .
2007
January
Taiwan's first high-speed rail line, Taiwan High Speed Rail , begins operation.[ 120]
Rename Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to National Taiwan Democracy Memorial Hall .
Taiwan applies for membership in the United Nations under the name "Taiwan", and is rejected by the General Assembly.
2008
March 9
Red Line of the Kaohsiung MRT completed.
March 22
presidential election; with 58.48% of the vote, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou defeats DPP candidate Frank Hsieh . Many voters boycott the referendum on whether and how to join UN so the level of voter participation required for referendum to be considered valid is not achieved.
May 20
Ma Ying-jeou sworn into office as the 12th President of ROC . Second peaceful transfer of power. Tsai Ing-wen inaugurate as the Chairperson of DPP.
July
For the first time in nearly 60 years, the first direct China-Taiwan flights are opened.[ 121] [ 122] [ 123]
October 25
1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan
November 3–7
Chen Yunlin visit Taiwan .[ 124] [ 125]
November 6
Wild Strawberries Movement .[ 126] [ 127]
Lien Chen represents Ma Ying-jeou meets Hu Jintao at APEC Peru 2008
2009
July
World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung
August
Typhoon Morakot
October 17
Ma Ying-jeou inaugurates as Chairperson of Kuomintang.
2012
January 14
presidential election; with 51.6% of the vote, KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou defeats DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen .
2013
Ma Ying-jeou meets Pope Francis , the first ROC president to meet with the pope.
2014
March 18
Sunflower Student Movement , students occupy the Legislative Yuan force to halt the enforcement of Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement .
November 29
Regional election; DPP elects 13 mayor and magistrates.
2015
Ma Ying-jeou meets with Xi Jinping , the first Cross-Strait leader meeting.
2016
January 16
presidential election; with 56.3% of the vote, DPP candidate Tsai Ing-wen defeats KMT candidate Eric Chu .
May 20
Tsai Ing-wen sworn into office as the 14th and current President of ROC . Third peaceful transfer of power.
2020
January 21
First COVID-19 case in Taiwan .[ 128]
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Andrade, Tonio (2008d), "Chapter 4: La Isla Hermosa: The Rise of the Spanish Colony in Northern Taiwan" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008e), "Chapter 5: The Fall of Spanish Taiwan" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008f), "Chapter 6: The Birth of Co-colonization" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008g), "Chapter 7: The Challenges of a Chinese Frontier" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008h), "Chapter 8: "The Only Bees on Formosa That Give Honey" " , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008i), "Chapter 9: Lord and Vassal: Company Rule over the Aborigines" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008j), "Chapter 10: The Beginning of the End" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008k), "Chapter 11: The Fall of Dutch Taiwan" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
Andrade, Tonio (2008l), "Conclusion" , How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century , Columbia University Press
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