CHINA / Backgrounder
Taiwan history: Chronology of important events
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2003-07-21 18:44
230, King Sun Quan of the Kingdom of Wu dispatched generals Wei Wen and
Zhuge Zhi, leading more than 10,000 troops, to "search for Yizhou on the
sea."
607 and 608 respectively, general Zhu Kuan of the Sui Dynasty crossed the
Taiwan Straits to arrive in Liuqiu (Taiwan).
610, Emperor Yangdi of the Sui Dynasty dispatched general Chen Leng and
court official Zhang Zhenzhou to Taiwan with 10,000-plus troops.
1171, Wang Daqiu, prefect of Quanzhou, had 200 houses built in Penghu and
stationed navy troops to defend it.
Portrait of Emperor Shizu of Yuan Dynasty.(Khubla Khan)
1280, Emperor Shizu (Khubla Khan) of the Yuan Dynasty passed Taiwan and
Penghu on a punitive expedition to Japan.
1292, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty sent goodwill envoys to Taiwan.
1292, the Yuan Dynasty established a military inspectorate in Penghu,
which was put under the jurisdiction of Jinjiang County, Fujian Province.
1335, the Yuan government formalized the military inspectorate in Penghu.
From 1403 to 1424 (during Ming emperor Chengzu's reign), Zheng He's fleet
stopped over in Taiwan.
1563 (42nd year of Ming emperor Jiajing's reign), Yu Daqiu and Qi Jiguang
chased pirate Lin Daoqian to Taiwan.
1592, Japanese pirates invaded Keelung and Danshuei.
1602, a Dutch fleet led by Wybrand van Warwjick attacked Macao and was
met with resistance from Chinese troops and civilians.
1604, the Ming government established military organization in Penghu and
deployed troops there to counterattack Japanese invasions.
1615, the Tokugawa Bakufu of Japan sent 4,000 troops to invade Taiwan,
but the troops were destroyed by typhoon.
1616, the Japanese military government sent ships to invade Taiwan and
they were defeated by Ming troops.
1622 Dutch forces capture the Penghu Islands and build a base from which
Dutch ships control traffic through the Taiwan Straits.
1624 The Dutch reach an agreement with the Chinese government to evacuate
from the Penghu Islands in return for establishing settlement on Taiwan.
This marks the beginning of Dutch colonial rule of Taiwan.
1625 The Dutch begin construction of two strong forts, Zelandia (Anping)
and Providencia (Sakkam, part of present-day Tainan).
1626 Spanish forces seize Keelung to expand its control over northern
Taiwan.
1642 Dutch forces capture major Spanish settlements in northern Taiwan,
thereby consolidating control over the island.
1652 Guo Huai-I lead uprising against the Dutch.
Portrait of General Cheng Ch'eng-kung (1624-1662)
1661 Cheng Ch'eng-kung, defeats Dutch forces, marking the end of Dutch
colonial rule and the beginning of "Kingdom of Tung-tu" in Taiwan.
1683 Cheng Ch'eng-kung pledges allegiance to the rule of Qing government.
Qing government designate Taiwan a dependency of the Fujian provincial
administration.
1721 The uprising of Chu I-kuei.
1732 The uprising of Wu Fusheng
1786 The uprising of Lin Song-wen.
1795 The uprising of Chen Zhouquan.
1796 The uprising of Huang Dounai.
1805 The uprising of Lin Ping.
1811 The uprising of Gao Yong.
1823 The uprising of Lin Yongchun.
1854 American fleet led by Commodore Perry anchors at Keelung.
1862 The uprising of Dai Chaochun.
1874 The Japanese invade Taiwan. Japanese and Qing governments sign the
Peking Treaty. Shen Pao-cheng, an administrator and reformer, is sent to
handle affairs in Taiwan.
1885 Taiwan is made a province of China and Liu Ming-chuan becomes its
first governor.
Portrait of Liu Mingchuan (1836-1896), the first governor of Taiwan in
Qing Dynasty. He is also the first introducer of train technology on the
island.
1886 Liu Ming-chuan introduces a series of reform measures.
1894 Sino-Japan War breaks out.
1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki concludes Sino-Japanese War; Taiwan is ceded
to Japan "in perpetuity". Japanese forces enter Taipei for rule over
Taiwan.
On May 25, Officials and people in Taiwan started to resist impending
Japanese rule.
On Oct. 21, Japanese forces occupy Tainan.
1899 Bank of Taiwan begins operation.
1919 Movement breaks out on May 4th.
1920 Taiwanese students at Tokyo formed Xinmin Association.
Japanese government signed for surrender on USS Missouri on August 15,
1945.
1943 Announcement of Cairo Declaration.
1945 Announcement of Potsdam Declaration. World War II ends with Japan's
unconditional surrender to the Allies.
1946 By April 25, over 90% of the Japanese are expelled from Taiwan.
1947 Conflict between civilians and the Monopoly Bureau agents sparks an
island-wide uprising.
On February 28, a major rebellion breaks out against the rule of the KMT
authorities. Chiang Kai-shek responds by sending troops from the mainland
and conducting bloody suppression. Thousands of Taiwanese, most of them
innocent, are massacred.
1948 Under the martial law, the Taiwanese are silenced, cowed by
continuing arrests, imprisonments, and executions.
Portrait of Chiang Kai-Shek.
1949 The KMT government flees to Taiwan after defeat on the mainland.
Taipei becomes the provisional capital of the KMT authorities. In
December, Wu Kuo-chen is named governor of Taiwan.
1950 Taipei severs diplomatic relations with the U.K. after the latter
establishes diplomatic ties with Beijing. In June, as a result of the
Korean War, U.S. President Truman orders the Seventh Fleet of U.S. Navy
sail into the Taiwan Straits, and the Thirteenth Fleet of U.S. Air Force
be stationed on the Taiwan Island. This is meant to prevent the Chinese
Government from liberating Taiwan by force.
1951 The American M.A.A.G.(Military Assistance and Advisory Group) begin
operation in Taiwan. The Legislative Yuan adopts the "Farm Rent Reduction
Act", which limits rent on farm land to 37.5 percent of the value of the
crops, marking the first stage of Taiwan's land reform program.
1953 In January, Legislative Yuan adopts Land-to-the-Tiller Program--the
second phase of land reform. First "Four-year economic plan" is announced.
1954 Chinese leaders in Beijing officially announces its decision to
liberate Taiwan, and the PLA forces launch an artillery bombardment of
Kinmen, the largest offshore island held by the KMT authorities in
September.
In December, the U.S. and Taiwan sign the Defense Treaty in Washington,
D.C.
1958 August 23, the PLA forces bombards Kinmen.
1959 August 7, the worst floods in more than half a century hit central
and southern Taiwan.
1964 The People's Republic of China and the Republic of France establish
diplomatic relations as of January 27, 1964.
1965 The Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone is inaugurated.
1969 The U.S. announces the Guam Doctrine, a new change in Asian policy,
and as a result, the Seventh Fleet reduces its scale of patrol on the
Taiwan Straits.
1971 On September 15, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger secretly
visits Chinas mainland.
October 25, the 26th U.N. General Assembly passes the No. 2758
Resolution, which restores to the People's Republic of China all its
legitimate rights in the U.N. while expelling the "representatives" of
the Taiwan authorities.
1972 U.S. President Nixon pays a visit to China in February.
1972 On February. 28, the United States of America and the People's
Republic of China issue the Shanghai Communiqu.
1973 Taiwan begins a "Ten Major Construction Plan". On October 30,
Tsengwen Dam and Reservoir, the largest in Taiwan, is inaugurated.
1975 On April 5, Chiang Kai-shek dies.
1978 On December 15, U.S. President Carter announces that the U.S. will
de-recognize the Republic of Chinaand will establish diplomatic ties
with the People's Republic of China.
1979 N.P.C Standing Committee releases the Message to Compatriots in
Taiwan on January 1, 1979, that contains policies for the peaceful
liberation of Taiwan.
On Jan. 1, the Peoples Republic of China and the United States of America
established formal diplomatic relations.
U.S. President Carter signs into law the so-called "Taiwan Relations
Act", which passes through the U.S. Congress in March.
On December 25, the "Hsinchu Scientific Industrial Zone" for developing
hi-tech industry is inaugurated.
1981 On September 30, Ye Jianying, Chairman of the N.P.C. Standing
Committee, elaborates on the policy concerning the Taiwans return to
the embrace of the motherland for the realization of peaceful
reunification.
1982 Deng Xiaoping puts forward the concept of one country, two
systems" for the first time on January 11.
The Chinese and U.S governments issue the China-U.S. August 17 Joint
Communiqu, in which the U.S. Government reiterates that it has no
intention to pursue a policy of "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan",
and it "does not seek to carry out a long-term policy of arms sales to
Taiwan, that its arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in
qualitative or in quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in
recent years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and the United States, and it intends gradually to reduce its sale
of arms to Taiwan, leading, over a period of time, to a final resolution".
1986 In September, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), made up of
opposition politicians, announces its formation.
In December, Taiwan holds its first two-party election, with the KMT
competing against the DPP. The KMT wins.
1987 On June 23, the Legislative Yuan passes the National Security Law
that will replace Martial Law, replacing the Emergency Decree, generally
called martial law.
In October, Minister of Interior Wu Boxiong announces that residents of
Taiwan may apply for permits to travel to the mainland.
1988 In January, new regulations go into effect allowing new newspapers
to publish and all papers to increase the number of pages printed.
On January 13, Chiang Ching-kuo dies. Lee Teng-hui is sworn in as
"president".
On January 27, Lee Teng-hui is elected chairman of the KMT central
committee.
On July 7, the KMT opens its 13th congress. It democratizes many of its
rules and procedures and elects a majority of Taiwanese to its standing
committee.
1989 On January 18, the State Council established the Taiwan Affairs
Office.
Population of Taiwan exceeds 20 million.
1990 In April, the Taiwan authorities announce the termination of the
"Period of Mobilization".
1991 In January, the Executive Yuan approves a Six-Year Development Plan
aimed at improving the island's economic infrastructure. Plan will cost
over US$300 billion.
On November 21, SEF is formed in Taiwan.
On December 16, ARATS is founded on the Chinese Mainland.
1992 On August 22, the Republic of Korea breaks diplomatic relations with
Taipei and establishes ties with the Peoples Republic of China.
1993 On February 27, Lien Chan is sworn in as premier of the Executive
Yuan in Taiwan.
On April 9, Lee announces that Taiwan will actively seek participation in
the United Nations while calling for international support for this
effort.
On April 27, two days of talks between representative of the mainland and
Taiwan begin in Singapore. The so-called Koo Wang Talks are considered a
historical breakthrough.
In August, ex-KMT politicians form the "New Party".
1995 On January 30, on the eve of the Chinese New Year, President Jiang
Zemin announces "8-point Proposal " for the peaceful reunification.
On April 8, Lee Teng-hui announces his "Six Principles" in response to
President Jiang's "8-point Proposal".
On May 22, U.S. State Department spokesman announces formally that U.S.
President Clinton has decided to allow Lee Teng-hui "to pay a private
visit to the United States in the capacity of an alumnus of Carneil
University".
On June 8, Lee visits Carneil University.
In July, Chinese mainland launches test missiles at the East China Sea.
1996 On March 23, for the first time in Taiwan history, an election for
Taiwan "president" and "vice president" takes place. Lee Teng-hui and
Lien Chan win the election with 54 percent of popular votes.
In March, the U.S. sends a task fleet composed of two aircraft carriers
toward areas close to the Taiwan Straits, in an attempt to show off its
military muscles, while the PLA conducts a military exercise in the
Straits.
1997 On July 1, Hong Kong returns to the motherland.
1998 U.S. President Bill Clinton publicly reiterates during his visit to
the Chinese mainland that the U.S. adheres to the "one China" policy and
abides by the principles of the three China-U.S. Joint Communiqus, and
that the U.S. Government does not support the positions of "Taiwan
independence", "one China, one Taiwan" or "two Chinas" and Taiwan's
joining any international organizations of sovereign nations (Three
No policy).
1999 On January 21, 1999, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman express
grave concern over the U.S. announcement of the plan to develop National
Missile Defense(NMD) and Theatre Missile Defense (TMD) systems.
On July 9, Li Teng-hui has taken a dangerous step on the road to
separating China by openly defining the cross-Straits relations as "state
to state" relations and flagrantly declaring his "two states theory",
which attempts to separate Taiwan from the motherland.
On December 20, Macao return to the embrace of the motherland.
2000 Taiwan Affairs Office and the Information Office of the State
Council release the white paper titled The One-China Principle and the
Taiwan Issue in February.
On March 18, Chen Shui-bian is elected the new leader of Taiwan.
On October 16, the Information Office of the State Council releases the
white paper titled Chinas National Defence 2000.
On October 26, the Committee on International Relations of the U.S. House
of Representatives passes the revised Taiwan Security Enhancement Act.
On November 17, Wu Boxiong, vice chairman of the KMT central committee,
visited the mainland.
Related Full Coverages
NPC session ends, Premier meets journalists
Premier Wen Jiabao answers questions from foreign and domestic
journalists after the conclusion of the annual session of the National
People's Congress in Beijing March 14, 2006. The annual meeting of the
top lawmaking body closed at the Great Hall of the People. [Xinhua]
UNSC members meet for Iran nuke issue
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
Bird flu control long-term task: Vice Premier
Top legislature mulls abolishing agricultural tax regulation
Hebei court hears deadly land dispute case
Top legislature mulls abolishing agricultural tax regulation
Top legislature mulls abolishing agricultural tax regulation
Today's Top News
US senators to visit China to talk trade issues
Aviation industry to get boost
Stringent checks on products assured
US editors on visit for deeper insight
Wen: We're keeping close eye on secessionist moves
Top China News
President Hu preaches morality to the Chinese
Heinz baby cereal may contain GM rice
China sets minimum age for TV contestants
Toll hits 21 in N. China coal mine blast
China to press on with reforms: Premier Wen
20071123 Extracted from http://www.hellomandarin.net
No comments:
Post a Comment