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10000 BC |
Austronesians began to settle the island of Taiwan about this time. Their descendents became known as the aboriginal Seediq people. Links: Taiwan, HistoryBC 
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8000 BC |
In Taiwan twined hemp cord was decoratively pressed into the side of clay vessels. As of 2015 this was the earliest known use of hemp. Links: Taiwan, HistoryBC
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1300 BC |
The Lapita people took once again to the open seas about this time, pushing east past the Solomon Islands to the Bismarck archipelago and beyond to Vanuatu, Fiji and Samoa. Theses Southeast Asian peoples had headed south from Taiwan to Papua New Guinea and as far as the main Solomon islands, where they stopped some 40,000 years ago. Links: Taiwan, Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
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1350 |
Chinese landscape artist Huang Gongwang (1269-1354) painted "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" about this time. The Yuan Dynasty painting was torn into two pieces some 360 years later by a private collector who tried to burn it as he was dying, but a relative quickly saved it from the flames Since 1949 one part has been stored in Taipei's Palace Museum, after the two sides separated during a civil war. In 2011 an exhibit in Taiwan reunited the two pieces. Links: Artist, China, Taiwan
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1683 |
Taiwan was claimed by China's Manchu dynasty after large-scale immigration from the Chinese mainland to the island. Links: China, Taiwan
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1854 |
Robert Swinhoe (1836-1877), English naturalist, became the British council in Amoy (later Xiamen, China). Over the next 2 decades he collected and counted some 650 Chinese species of birds. In 1860 He became the first British representative on Formosa (later Taiwan). Links: Britain, China, Taiwan, Birds
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1873 Jun 29 |
China’s Emperor Tongzhi held the first imperial audience with foreign diplomats in 80 years. Japan’s foreign minister asked for compensation for an attack on sailors from the Ryukyu islands by aborigines on Taiwan. China disavowed responsibility. Links: China, Japan, Taiwan
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1874 |
Japan launched a punitive expedition to Formosa (later Taiwan). Links: Japan, Taiwan
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1887 1895 |
A group of five uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku by Japan, or Diaoyu by China, belonged to the province of Taiwan. Links: China, Japan, Taiwan
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1895 May 8 |
China ceded Taiwan to Japan under the Apr 17 Treaty of Shimonoseki. This followed a war over control of the Korean peninsula. Japan began administering the Senkaku Islands between Okinawa and Taiwan following the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Japanese occupation ended in 1945. The US took over after WW II but returned them to Japan in 1972. China later disputed Japanese control of the islands. Links: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
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1918 1972 |
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), Chinese statesman and president of the Republic (1943-1950) and President of the Republic of China, Taiwan (1950-1975), kept a diary during this period with a least a page entered daily in classical Chinese. Links: China, Taiwan
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1930 |
In Taiwan hundreds of indigenous Seediq people, led by Mauna Rudao, revolted against Japanese overlords. Over a hundred Japanese were killed in what came to be known as the Wushe incident. This triggered a brutal Japanese response. The story was brought to life in the 2011 Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” directed by Wei Te-sheng. Links: Japan, Taiwan, Film, Massacre
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1935 |
Taiwan passed legislation criminalizing adultery. It was not clear whether the law applied to gay couples. Links: Taiwan, Sex
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1936 Dec 12 |
Chang Hsueh-liang (d.2001 at 101), a northern military commander (aka Zhang Xueliang), kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek to force him into an alliance to repel Japanese forces. The Xi’an incident coup ended after 2 weeks. The incident led the Nationalists and the Communists to make peace so that the two could form a united front against the increasing threat posed by Japan. Chang was later court-martialed and sentenced to prison. He was taken to Taiwan in 1949 and kept under house arrest. Links: China, Japan, Taiwan
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1945 Aug 18 |
Subhas Chandra Bose (b.1897), a leader of the Indian Independence Movement, died after his overloaded Japanese plane crashed in Japanese-occupied Formosa. He had led some 40,000 soldiers against the British during WWII as an ally of Hitler and imperial Japan. Links: India, Japan, Taiwan, Air Crash
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1945 Oct 25 |
Japanese surrendered Taiwan to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Taiwan was returned to Chinese control following the Japanese occupation during WW II. Links: China, Japan, Taiwan
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1947 Feb 28 |
There was an anti-Kuomintang demonstration on Taiwan. As many as 20,000 civilians were massacred by the Kuomintang (KMT). A riot was sparked by the arrest of a woman selling contraband cigarettes in Taipei. Crowds attacked the Nationalist Party institutions as Nationalist troops and secret police struck back over the ensuing months. In 1996 a 69 cent postage stamp was planned in commemoration of the “228 Incident.” In 2006 a team from UC Berkeley won a design competition for a 15-acre “228 National Memorial Park.” Links: China, Taiwan, Atrocities
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1949 Oct 25 |
Communist troops landed at the small village of Kuningt’ou (Kuningtou), hoping to capture Kinmen Island and prepare an assault on Taiwan. Nationalist Col. Lee Kuang-chi’en died in a 3-day battle, which turned back the communist assault. A plaque in honor of Col Lee was later changed, dropping references to anti-communism. Links: China, Taiwan
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1949 1987 |
The Kuomintang (KMT) ruled Taiwan under martial law during this period. Links: Taiwan
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1949 |
The Kuomintang (KMT) introduced conscription for its armed forces. An all-volunteer army for Taiwan was due to begin in 2015. Links: Taiwan
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1949 |
Chiang Kai-shek’s Koumintang forces shipped 230,000 of the best art pieces from the Summer Palace in Beijing’s Forbidden City to Taiwan. The Koumintang shipped an estimated 138 tons of gold to Taiwan. Links: China, Taiwan
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1952 |
Kinmen Koaliang Liquor was founded by a Koumintang general to boost the troops. Kinmen, under Taiwan, is a cluster of two islands off the coast of China’s Fujian province. Links: Taiwan, Liquor
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1954 Aug 11 |
After Chinese Nationalists placed 58,000 troops on Quemoy and 15,000 troops on Matsu the ROC began building defensive structures and the PRC began shelling ROC installations on Quemoy. Zhou Enlai, Premier of the People's Republic of China responded with a declaration that Taiwan must be "liberated." He dispatched the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and began shelling both Quemoy and Matsu. Links: China, Taiwan
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1954 Sep 3 |
China began artillery bombing on Quemoy. Despite warnings from the US against any attacks on the Republic of China, the People's Liberation Army unleashed a heavy artillery bombardment of Quemoy, and intensified its actions in November by bombing the Tachen Islands. Links: China, Taiwan
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1956 Nov 22 |
Melbourne, Australia, hosted this summer’s 16th Olympiad. 65 countries and 4,276 athletes competed. Closing ceremonies were held on Dec 8. The Netherlands and Spain withdrew from the Olympics in support of Hungary following Russia’s invasion. 45 athletes from Hungary defected during the games. Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq boycotted the games in protest over British and French actions over the Suez Canal. China boycotted protesting the inclusion of athletes from Taiwan. Links: Australia, Iraq, Russia, Spain, China, Taiwan, Hungary, Netherlands, Egypt, Olympics, Lebanon
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1957 |
Paraguay began receiving economic support from Taiwan in exchange for supporting Taiwan at the UN. Links: Paraguay, Taiwan
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1966 |
Master Cheng Yen, a Buddhist nun in Taiwan, founded the Tzu Chi Foundation. Its trained volunteers were taught that charitable givers must thank those they help in person. It began overseas relief work in 1991. By 2008 it had some 10 million supporters with annual donations of $300 million. Links: Taiwan, Donation
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1969 Mar 20 |
Senator Edward Kennedy called on the U.S. to close all bases in Taiwan. Links: USA, Taiwan
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1971 Jul 9 |
Henry Kissinger secretly visited China and met with Premier Zhou Enlai. The Forbidden City in Beijing reopened for the Kissinger visit. Kissinger secretly traveled to Beijing to negotiate the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the US and China, he came bearing multiple requests — about the Vietnam War, nuclear arms, the Soviet Union and more. Kissinger’s Chinese counterpart, Zhou Enlai, had only one focus: Taiwan. Links: USA, China, Taiwan
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1971 Oct 25 |
The UN General Assembly voted to admit the People’s Republic of China and expel Nationalist China (Taiwan). Links: China, Taiwan, UN
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1972 |
In Taiwan Giant Manufacturing began producing bicycles for foreign and domestic buyers. By 2008 it was the world’s largest bicycle maker. Links: Taiwan, Bicycle
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1973 |
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) was founded. Links: Taiwan, Technology
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1974 Feb 28 |
Taiwan police shot into a crowd of people. Links: Taiwan
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1975 Apr 5 |
Chiang Kai-shek (87), Chinese statesman and president of the Republic (1943-1950) and President of the Republic of China, Taiwan (1950-1975), died at age 87. Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mayling) moved to New York following her husband's death. In 1982 Sterling Seagrave authored "The Soong Dynasty." In 2009 Jay Taylor authored “The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China.” Links: China, Taiwan
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1976 Jul 17 |
The XX1 Olympiad, opened in Montreal. Closing ceremonies for the summer Olympics were held August 1. 26 African nations boycotted the games after the IOC failed to bann New Zealand after its rugby team toured South Africa. Taiwan withdrew after it was denied the right to compete as the Republic of China. In 1998 it was revealed that 143 members of the East German team had taken performance-enhancing drugs. Links: Canada, Germany, Taiwan, South Africa, Olympics, New Zealand, Drugs
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1978 Dec 15 |
President Carter announced he would grant diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China, i.e. Communist China, on New Year's Day and sever official relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Links: USA, China, Taiwan, CarterJ
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1978 Dec 31 |
Taiwanese diplomats struck their colors for the final time from the embassy flagpole in Washington, marking the end of diplomatic relations with the United States. Links: USA, Taiwan, DC
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1979 Apr 10 |
The US Government established the Taiwan Relations Act which said: "to make clear that the US decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China rests upon the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means." Links: USA, Taiwan
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1982 Jan 11 |
The Reagan Administration announced that it will continue to help Taiwan produce F-5E fighter planes, but will not sell more advanced models. Links: USA, Taiwan, ReaganR
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1982 Jan 12 |
Peking protested the sale of U.S. planes to Taiwan. The sale set an annual process that continued to 2001. Links: USA, China, Taiwan
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1982 Jul 14 |
The US made assurances to Taiwan regarding arms sales and not to repeal a 1979 law obliging the US to provide Taiwan with "arms of a defensive character." Links: USA, Taiwan
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1983 May 10 |
Dominica PM Dame Eugenia Charles chose to support Taiwan out of political conviction (www.thedominican.net/articles/newsdesk6.htm). Links: Dominica, Taiwan
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1984 Jul 28 |
The summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles for the second time. The Russians along with Cuba and Eastern Bloc countries boycotted the 23rd modern Olympic games. Iran and Libya also boycotted the games. Taiwan returned under the name Chinese Taipei. China appeared for the first time since 1952. The US won 83 gold medals, Romania was 2nd with 20. Women were allowed to compete in the Olympic marathon for the 1st time. Joan Benolt of the US won. The 1st Olympic Guide was published this year by David Wallechinsky. The 5th edition came out in 2000. Links: Russia, Romania, USA, China, California, Taiwan, Libya, Iran, Olympics, Cuba, USSR
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1986 |
Taiwan’s Pres. Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek, decided to open up the political life with Democratic reforms. Links: Taiwan
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1986 |
In Taiwan the Democratic Progressive Party was established in opposition to the Nationalist Party and advocated formal independence from China. Links: China, Taiwan
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1987 Jul 15 |
Taiwan Pres. Chiang Ching-Kuo, son of Chiang Kai-Shek, ended 37 years of martial law. Official records state later showed that around 140,000 people were tried by military courts from 1949 to 1975 under Chiang's nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) government and as many as 8,000 executed. Links: Taiwan
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1987 |
Morris Chang founded the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). His was the first pure foundry making chips for designers with no factories. Links: Taiwan, Technology
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1988 Jan 13 |
Lee Teng-hui (b.1923) became president of Taiwan, the first Taiwan-born head-of-state, following the death of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Lee Teng-hui authorized the establishment of the separatist Democratic Progressive party (DPP). Links: Taiwan
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1988 |
Hon Hai, a small Taiwanese plastics manufacturer better known as Foxconn Technology Group, opened a factory in Shenzhen, China. By 2009 it had grown to the size of a city with over a quarter of a million employees. Links: China, Taiwan
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1989 |
In France Christine Deviers-Joncour was hired by state-owned Elf oil company to use her wiles on foreign minister Roland Dumas to go along with a sale of 6 French-made warships to Taiwan. In 1998 she published "The Whore of the Republic," and told her story. Links: France, Oil, Taiwan
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1990 1992 |
A study by the Univ. of Michigan showed 96% of fifth graders in Japan had higher test scores in math than their American counterparts. Students of Taiwan in the 11th grade outscored American students by 86% and Japanese students scored 92% higher than the American average. Links: USA, Japan, Taiwan, Math, Michigan, Education
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1990 |
Nicaragua switched diplomatic recognition from Beijing to Taipei. Links: Nicaragua, China, Taiwan
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1991 Dec 29 |
A Boeing 747-200F of China Airlines crashed into a mountain at Taipei. Links: China, Taiwan, Air Crash
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1991 |
French frigates were sold to Taiwan. In 2004 a fake list of French public figures (including later president Nicolas Sarkozy), who allegedly held accounts at a Luxembourg-based clearing house (Clearstream Banking S.A.), was leaked to a French judge. This came to be known as the 2nd Clearstream affair. Links: France, Taiwan
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1992 |
In Nicaragua, Violeta Chamorro cancelled a 30-year forest concession with a Taiwanese company after a public outcry. Links: Nicaragua, Taiwan, Trees
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1993 Feb |
Lien Chan was named premier of Taiwan. Links: Taiwan
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1993 Aug 18 |
Tseng "Jim" Peng, electronics tycoon, returned to California from a trip to Taiwan and found his mistress, Ranbing "Jennifer" Ji, stabbed to death and his 5-month-old son suffocated. His wife Lisa Peng was found guilty in 1996 after an initial trial ended in deadlock. Lisa Peng's conviction was reversed in 1999 due to questionable police tactics. Links: USA, California, Taiwan, Murder
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1993 Nov |
Wang Zhihua boarded a scheduled flight from Hangzhou to Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province opposite Taiwan. He showed fake explosives to the crew, saying he had a bomb, and forced the plane to fly to Taiwan. In 2008 Wang was returned to China and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Links: China, Taiwan, Hijacking
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1993 |
Taiwan began to allow tourists to visit the Kinmen, a small island nestled against the Chinese coast. Chinese tourists were excluded. The island was ringed with minefields and occupied by 10,000 Taiwanese troops. Links: China, Taiwan
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1994 Apr 26 |
A Taiwanese China Airlines A300-600 Airbus crashed at the south end of Nagoya airport west of Tokyo and killed 264 people. There were 7 survivors. Links: Japan, Taiwan, Air Crash
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