Dynamic MapReport

World News   East Asia   Taiwan   2008
Taiwan, 2008 Timeline Sunday, April 15 Bookmark and Share     Author
Search World News Atlas:

Taiwan victor promises China ties  Newly-elected president Ma Ying-jeou has pledged to establish better economic and political ties with China   Pentagon orders nuclear inventory  Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of nuclear arms after parts of ballistic missiles were mistakenly sent to Taiwan   Taiwan, China hold historic meeting  Taiwan's vice president-elect met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level political contact between the governments in 60 years Taiwan party chief heads to China  Wu Poh-hsiung has departed for a 6-day visit, in what is seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides China invites Taiwan to key talks  China has invited the Taiwanese organisation to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade Taiwan, China open formal talks  Negotiators have opened their first formal talks in almost a decade, aiming to forge an agreement on expanded charter flights China, Taiwan sign charter flights deal  The countris formally agreed to expand charter flights and tourism and to set up permanent offices in each other's territory Direct China-Taiwan flights begin Map of Taipei Taiwan
World News (13) East Asia (1088) Taiwan (136) 2008
Politics (12) Business (6) War & Army (2) Disasters (4) Crime (2) MA Ying-jeou (2)
Taiwan, January 2008 Taiwan, February 2008 Taiwan, March 2008 Taiwan, April 2008 Taiwan, May 2008 Taiwan, June 2008 Taiwan, July 2008 Taiwan, August 2008 Taiwan, September 2008 Taiwan, October 2008 Taiwan, November 2008 Taiwan, December 2008
KMT (2)   Taiwan Election, Vote (19)   Taiwan Opposition Win   MA Ying-jeou (2)   Taipei (12)

Election, Vote Main Event: Opposition sweep ... 		on Google Map

01-12 Opposition sweep to victory Taiwan
C. 03-17 Asian markets rally after turmoil Japan
D. 03-18 Asian markets lift after Fed cut Japan
4. 03-21 Taiwan votes, with China on minds Taiwan
5. 03-22 Opposition triumphs in elections Taiwan
G. 03-22 Taiwan victor promises China ties Taiwan
H. 04-12 Taiwan, China hold historic meeting China
I. 05-25 Taiwan party chief heads to China Taiwan
  Asian markets rally after turmoil  Asian markets have steadied after a day of global market turmoil sparked by the emergency sale of bank Bear Stearns   Asian markets lift after Fed cut  The Nikkei index jumped more than 3%; shares in Australia, Taiwan and South Korea rose by 2%   Taiwan votes, with China on minds  Voters headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections, with the violence in Tibet in the backdrop and relations with China on the front burner Opposition triumphs in elections
Opposition sweep to victory

January 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jan.12  
  Kuomintang (KMT) party, which supports closer ties with mainland, won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections
 The KMT secured 72% of the seats in the 113-seat chamber, beating President Chen Shui-bian's party

March 2008 ... more > Top ^
Mar.17  
Mar.18  
Mar.21  
Mar.22  
  Voters overwhelmingly elected Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeou to be president, choosing the promise of economic growth through ties with China
 Official results gave Ma an advantage of nearly 17% over Mr Hsieh. Ma Ying-jeou polled 58.45%, with Hsieh getting 41.55%, on a turnout of 76%
 
Mar.27  

April 2008 ... more > Top ^
Apr.12  

May 2008 ... more > Top ^
May.25  
May.28  

June 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jun.11  
Jun.12  

July 2008 ... more > Top ^
Jul.3  
  The first regular direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan since the two sides split in civil war in 1949 has landed at Taipei's airport
Jul.18   Tropical storm 'kills 14'  6 were hurt and another 6 were missing. A husband and wife who were swept away by fast-rising creek water Jul.27     Second typhoon bears down  Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves

September 2008 ... more > Top ^
Sep.13     Typhoon Sinlaku dumps rain  The typhoon was moving slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan, promising to dump heavy rain on on the region as it crawls north   Typhoon Sinlaku slams into Taiwan  Sinlaku slammed with heavy rain and strong winds, flooding low-lying regions and causing landslides that disrupted traffic

October 2008 ... more > Top ^
Oct.3   U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan  The move bound to anger China. The administration expects congressional approval quickly

November 2008 ... more > Top ^
Nov.3     Delegation of China, arrives in Taiwan  ARATS president Chen Yunlin arrives for talks with SEF chairman Chiang Pin-kung Nov.5   China envoy to meet Taiwan leader  Chen Yunlin, the most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan for decades, is to meet President Ma Ying-jeou Nov.11   Ex-president held over corruption claims
  Chen Shui-bian was led away in handcuffs Tuesday after six hours of questioning by prosecutors

December 2008 ... more > Top ^
Dec.21   China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
  China will provide 130 billion yuan in financing over the next 2 to 3 years to Taiwan-based companies doing business in the mainland
Dec.29   Ex-president Chen Shui-bian jailed  After 12 hours of deliberation, a court ordered ex-President, who is facing corruption charges, back to jail after deeming him a flight risk





Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to Taiwan, 2008 Timeline

Please send feedback to: support@mapreport.com

Advertise on Taiwan, 2008 Page


Legend  
 Politics  Business  War & Army  Disasters  Crime

XML


  Pentagon orders nuclear inventory  Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a full inventory of nuclear arms after parts of ballistic missiles were mistakenly sent to Taiwan U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan  The move bound to anger China. The administration expects congressional approval quickly Tropical storm 'kills 14'  6 were hurt and another 6 were missing. A husband and wife who were swept away by fast-rising creek water   Second typhoon bears down  Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves   Typhoon Sinlaku dumps rain  The typhoon was moving slowly toward the northern shores of Taiwan, promising to dump heavy rain on on the region as it crawls north Typhoon Sinlaku slams into Taiwan  Sinlaku slammed with heavy rain and strong winds, flooding low-lying regions and causing landslides that disrupted traffic   Asian markets rally after turmoil  Asian markets have steadied after a day of global market turmoil sparked by the emergency sale of bank Bear Stearns   Asian markets lift after Fed cut  The Nikkei index jumped more than 3%; shares in Australia, Taiwan and South Korea rose by 2% China, Taiwan sign charter flights deal  The countris formally agreed to expand charter flights and tourism and to set up permanent offices in each other's territory Direct China-Taiwan flights begin Map of Taipei Taiwan



Taiwan, 2008 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2008
Mar.27
Oct.3



Taiwan, 2008 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2008
Jul.18
Jul.27
Sep.13
Sep.13



Taiwan, 2008 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2008
Mar.17
Mar.18
Jun.12
Jul.3
  The first regular direct flight from mainland China to Taiwan since the two sides split in civil war in 1949 has landed at Taipei's airport
Oct.3 U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan  The move bound to anger China. The administration expects congressional approval quickly Dec.21 China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
  China will provide 130 billion yuan in financing over the next 2 to 3 years to Taiwan-based companies doing business in the mainland



Taiwan, 2008 Crime Timeline ... See World Crime timeline Top ^
2008 Nov.11 Ex-president held over corruption claims
  Chen Shui-bian was led away in handcuffs Tuesday after six hours of questioning by prosecutors
Dec.29 Ex-president Chen Shui-bian jailed  After 12 hours of deliberation, a court ordered ex-President, who is facing corruption charges, back to jail after deeming him a flight risk


Taiwan, 2008 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2008 Jan.12 Opposition sweep to victory
  Kuomintang (KMT) party, which supports closer ties with mainland, won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections
 The KMT secured 72% of the seats in the 113-seat chamber, beating President Chen Shui-bian's party
Mar.21   Taiwan votes, with China on minds  Voters headed to the polls to vote in presidential elections, with the violence in Tibet in the backdrop and relations with China on the front burner Mar.22 Opposition triumphs in elections
  Voters overwhelmingly elected Nationalist Party's Ma Ying-jeou to be president, choosing the promise of economic growth through ties with China
 Official results gave Ma an advantage of nearly 17% over Mr Hsieh. Ma Ying-jeou polled 58.45%, with Hsieh getting 41.55%, on a turnout of 76%
Mar.22 Taiwan victor promises China ties  Newly-elected president Ma Ying-jeou has pledged to establish better economic and political ties with China Apr.12   Taiwan, China hold historic meeting  Taiwan's vice president-elect met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the highest-level political contact between the governments in 60 years May.25 Taiwan party chief heads to China  Wu Poh-hsiung has departed for a 6-day visit, in what is seen as another sign of warming ties between the two sides May.28 China invites Taiwan to key talks  China has invited the Taiwanese organisation to restart bilateral talks that have been suspended for a decade Jun.11 Taiwan, China open formal talks  Negotiators have opened their first formal talks in almost a decade, aiming to forge an agreement on expanded charter flights Jun.12 China, Taiwan sign charter flights deal  The countris formally agreed to expand charter flights and tourism and to set up permanent offices in each other's territory Nov.3   Delegation of China, arrives in Taiwan  ARATS president Chen Yunlin arrives for talks with SEF chairman Chiang Pin-kung Nov.5 China envoy to meet Taiwan leader  Chen Yunlin, the most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan for decades, is to meet President Ma Ying-jeou Dec.29 Ex-president Chen Shui-bian jailed  After 12 hours of deliberation, a court ordered ex-President, who is facing corruption charges, back to jail after deeming him a flight risk