Republic of China · Full chronicle and history

US Congressman Michael Moolenaar posted on X to congratulate the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 115th anniversary of its National Day. The tweet received widespread attention, garnering 431 likes and 92 retweets.

On September 28, Republic of China President Lai Ching-te presided over the groundbreaking and campus opening ceremony of the Academia Sinica UAV Industrial Park in Chiayi, calling on the Legislative Yuan to pass an additional defense budget of 60 billion New Taiwan Dollars as soon as possible, stating that Taiwan's UAV industry "only lacks the East Wind."

Chen Zhuyin gave a media interview, stating that she will return to Taiwan to run for councilor, and discussed the issue of Republic of China identity and mainland household registration.

On June 13, 2026, the first day of the HNC Health and Nutrition Expo in Shanghai, a display board at an exhibitor's booth showed the Republic of China flag — the blue sky, white sun, and a wholly red field. The next day, the board had been removed by the organizer.

The son of Nicky Wu and Liu Shishi was born in a Taipei hospital during the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement, and holds a Republic of China passport and household registration.

From 1992 to 1995, during his tenure at the AIT Kaohsiung branch in the United States, Han Xiu delivered a large number of speeches, holding about two hundred sessions over approximately three years, covering topics such as the nation, the national flag, and the Republic of China.

After PLA pilot Wu Ronggen flew a MiG-19 fighter jet to South Korea, he was sent to Taiwan, where the authorities awarded him 5,000 taels of gold. He later met Teresa Teng in Taichung and sang a duet with her.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the UN General Assembly passed Resolution 2758, deciding that the People's Republic of China would replace the Republic of China in the UN seat representing China. This resolution contains serious legal flaws in both procedure and substance, and it does not mention the sovereign status of Taiwan. It has since become the primary basis for the CCP to suppress Taiwan's international participation.

In 1953, Taiwan promoted the Land-to-the-Tiller program. The government requisitioned rented land exceeding the standard to sell to tenant farmers, and compensated landlords with land bonds and stocks of four state-owned enterprises, objectively achieving the privatization of state-owned enterprises.

The program states that Chen Yi was executed after being held in custody for a period, in order to answer to the local people of Taiwan.

After Yuan Shikai declared himself emperor, Cai E launched the National Protection War in Yunnan, and other figures subsequently joined the anti-Yuan campaign.

Sun Yat-sen required party members to take an oath, press their fingerprints, and pledge absolute loyalty to the leader, provoking opposition from Huang Xing and others.

Song Jiaoren merged the Tongmenghui with four small parties to form the Kuomintang, winning 392 seats in both houses in the first parliamentary election to become the largest party.

On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen delivered the Inaugural Address in Nanjing, swore the oath to assume the office of Provisional President, and the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was formally established — the first central government of the Republic of China.