Timeline:Taiwan - Revision history

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			* Archaeological remains suggest they were initially hunter-gatherers that slowly shifted to intensive fishing. - Wikipedia
	* Area: 35,980 sq km - CIA World Factbook		* Area: 35,980 sq km - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). - CIA World Factbook		* Background: First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). - CIA World Factbook
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	* Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year - CIA World Factbook
			* Declining birth rates have also led to falling school enrollments, resulting in the merger or closure of some rural elementary and middle schools, with similar pressures increasingly affecting universities. - Wikipedia
			* During the martial law period, the Kuomintang promoted an official traditional Chinese culture over Taiwan in order to emphasize that the Republic of China represents the true orthodoxy to Chinese Culture as opposed to Communist China. - Wikipedia
	* Equipment: the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied armaments, mostly from the US either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan's domestic defense industry produces weapons systems such as aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval platforms (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Equipment: the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied armaments, mostly from the US either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan's domestic defense industry produces weapons systems such as aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval platforms (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3% - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3% - CIA World Factbook
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	* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
			* Human remains and Paleolithic artifacts dated 20,000 to 30,000 years ago have been found. - Wikipedia
			* It has one of the world's lowest fertility rates, with the average number of children born per woman falling below 0.8, far beneath the replacement level of 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population. - Wikipedia
			* It was Kuomintang's first structured plan for cultural development on Taiwan. - Wikipedia
			* Labor shortages have emerged across multiple sectors, including manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and elderly care. - Wikipedia
	* Languages: Mandarin (official), Min Nan, Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Mandarin (official), Min Nan, Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law system - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law system - CIA World Factbook
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	* Median age: 45.1 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Median age: 45.1 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land - CIA World Factbook
			* Paleolithic Taiwanese likely settled the Ryukyu Islands 30,000 years ago although other studies suggest no genetic contribution from the aborigines of Taiwan into Ryukyuans. - Wikipedia
	* Personnel: approximately 170,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook		* Personnel: approximately 170,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Population: 23,600,776 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Population: 23,600,776 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk religion (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk religion (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) - CIA World Factbook
			* Slash-and-burn agriculture practices started at least 11,000 years ago. - Wikipedia
			* Stone tools of the Changbin culture have been found in Taitung and Eluanbi. - Wikipedia
			* Study of the human remains suggested they were Australo-Papuan people similar to Negrito populations in the Philippines. - Wikipedia
			* Taiwan has a population of about 23.3 million, most of whom are on the island of Taiwan. - Wikipedia
			* Taiwan was joined to the Asian mainland in the Late Pleistocene, until sea levels rose about 10,000 years ago. - Wikipedia
	* Terrain: eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west - CIA World Factbook
			* The Chinese Cultural Renaissance movement in Taiwan had led to some aspects of Chinese Culture being better preserved there than in mainland China, for example the continued use of Traditional Chinese. - Wikipedia
			* The General Assembly of Chinese Culture was established to help promote Chinese culture in Taiwan and overseas. - Wikipedia
			* The aging population has raised concerns about the long-term sustainability of Taiwan's National Health Insurance system, as a shrinking workforce supports a growing elderly population. - Wikipedia
			* The cultures of Taiwan are a hybrid blend from various sources, incorporating elements of the majority traditional Chinese culture, aboriginal cultures, Japanese cultural influence, traditional Confucianist beliefs, and increasingly, Western values. - Wikipedia
			* The distinct Wangxing culture, found along the Jingshan River of Miaoli County, seemed to have initially been gatherers who shifted to hunting. - Wikipedia
			* The figures below are the December 2025 estimates for the ten most populous administrative divisions; a different ranking exists when considering the total metropolitan area populations (in such rankings the Taipei-Keelung metro area is by far the largest agglomeration). - Wikipedia
			* The government launched what's known as the Chinese Cultural Renaissance movement in Taiwan in opposition to the cultural destructions caused by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution. - Wikipedia
			* The influence of Confucianism can be found in the behavior of Taiwanese people, known for their friendliness and politeness. - Wikipedia
			* The lifting of martial law ushered a period of democratization whereby Freedom of Speech and Expression led to a flourishing Taiwanese literature and mass media in Taiwan. - Wikipedia
			* The remainder live on the outlying islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu. - Wikipedia
			* Under United Nations criteria, Taiwan has become a super-aged society, with more than 20% of its population aged 65 or older. - Wikipedia
	* Urbanization: 80.1% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook		* Urbanization: 80.1% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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	* Background: In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which then governed Taiwan for 50 years. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which then governed Taiwan for 50 years. - CIA World Factbook
	* Background: Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang, KMT) control after World War II. - CIA World Factbook		* Background: Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang, KMT) control after World War II. - CIA World Factbook
			* Branches: Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Information Communication and Electronic Force (ICEF); ; Ocean Affairs Council: Coast Guard Administration (CGA); ; Ministry of Interior: National Police (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Capital: Taipei - CIA World Factbook		* Capital: Taipei - CIA World Factbook
	* Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
	* Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year - CIA World Factbook		* Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year - CIA World Factbook
			* Equipment: the military's inventory is a mix of domestically produced and foreign-supplied armaments, mostly from the US either as secondhand or direct acquisitions; Taiwan's domestic defense industry produces weapons systems such as aircraft, armored vehicles, missiles, and naval platforms (2025) - CIA World Factbook
	* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3% - CIA World Factbook		* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3% - CIA World Factbook
			* Expenditures: 2.4% of GDP (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook		* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
	* Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook		* Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
	* Languages: Mandarin (official), Min Nan, Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages - CIA World Factbook		* Languages: Mandarin (official), Min Nan, Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages - CIA World Factbook
	* Legal system: civil law system - CIA World Factbook		* Legal system: civil law system - CIA World Factbook
			* Life expectancy: 81.6 years (2024 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Location: Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China - CIA World Factbook		* Location: Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China - CIA World Factbook
			* Major urban areas: 4.504 million New Taipei City, 2.754 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.319 million Taoyuan, 1.553 million Kaohsiung, 1.369 million Taichung, 863,000 Tainan (2023) - CIA World Factbook
			* Median age: 45.1 years (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land - CIA World Factbook		* Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land - CIA World Factbook
			* Personnel: approximately 170,000 active duty Armed Forces (2025) - CIA World Factbook
			* Population: 23,600,776 (2025 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Religions: Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk religion (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) - CIA World Factbook		* Religions: Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk religion (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) - CIA World Factbook
	* Terrain: eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west - CIA World Factbook		* Terrain: eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west - CIA World Factbook
			* Urbanization: 80.1% of total population (2023) - CIA World Factbook

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Dated events for '''Taiwan''', generated from the archive. Each line is one headline as it was recorded.

=== 2026-08-21 ===
* How Taiwan’s Elite Military Police Plan to Defend Taipei - usni

=== 2026-08-20 ===
* China Praises Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim For Supportive Comments on Taiwan - diplomat

=== 2026-07-01 ===
* Xi reaffirms Taiwan reunification goal on CCP's 105th anniversary, North Korea pledges solidarity - TRT World

=== 2026-06-23 ===
* Dispatch from Ukraine - Brookings

=== 2026-06-08 ===
* Show Us the Money - Foreign Policy

=== 2026-06-06 ===
* Gaza is a step away from catastrophe - ynet.co.il

=== 2026-05-27 ===
* Is Accountability in Syria Possible? - Pulitzer Center

=== 2026-05-15 ===
* Nicholas Kristof and Death By a Thousand Cuts - The Free Press

=== 2026-05-01 ===
* Recalling Damascus on the Hudson - The Broadsheet

=== 2026-04-27 ===
* The Art of the Nuclear Deal - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-26 ===
* Damascus, Scatter Brain, and New Faces - The Trek

=== 2026-04-25 ===
* Tracking Chinese and Russian Statements on the Iran War - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-04-17 ===
* Damascus, MD - gnews

=== 2026-04-15 ===
* Discover - Twin Cities PBS

=== 2026-04-14 ===
* Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks, Strait of Hormuz Blockade and More - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-06 ===
* New Airstrikes Batter Tehran - The New York Times

=== 2026-04-01 ===
* Smirking Past the Gallows - The Atlantic

=== 2026-03-27 ===
* The Blogs: Dazed and Confused - The Times of Israel

=== 2026-03-25 ===
* Acknowledgments - Pew Research Center
* The Choking of Hormuz - The New York Times

=== 2026-03-05 ===
* Whither Palestine and the Palestinians? - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2026-02-28 ===
* Iran After the Ayatollah - Christianity Today

=== 2026-02-27 ===
* Shipping Tribune - shippingtribune.com

=== 2026-02-10 ===
* Cutting Through the Fog of War (and Peace) in Syria - The Washington Institute

=== 2026-02-09 ===
* The Gap between Perception and Reality - The Times of Israel

=== 2026-02-03 ===
* A Lifeline for Gaza - The New York Times

=== 2026-01-31 ===
* Gal Hirsch discusses Hamas, hostages with 'Post' - The Jerusalem Post

=== 2026-01-28 ===
* Iran is out of good options - Defense Priorities

=== 2026-01-19 ===
* How Turkey and Damascus Engineered a Kurdish Defeat - Modern Diplomacy

=== 2026-01-15 ===
* Statement from Spain and France on Turkey. - haber7.com

=== 2025-12-29 ===
* The Strange Fear of Russia - Geopolitical Futures

=== 2025-12-23 ===
* A Real Negotiation Process - RAND

=== 2025-12-19 ===
* Opinion | Weighing Politics and Morality in the Israel Debate - The New York Times

=== 2025-12-12 ===
* Msayleh - Human Rights Watch

=== 2025-12-08 ===
* Baraa in Syria - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-12-07 ===
* The Road to Damascus - Al Jazeera

=== 2025-11-19 ===
* Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND) - Iran Watch

=== 2025-11-18 ===
* Hamas - Middle East Institute

=== 2025-10-28 ===
* How Israel is winning the wars and losing the peace - NPR

=== 2025-10-26 ===
* Javad Naeimi: Mossad Spy or a Victim? - WANA News Agency

=== 2025-10-14 ===
* Opinion | Mr. Trump, on the Middle East, Please Move Fast and Break Things - The New York Times

=== 2025-10-13 ===
* Poor Syria - Arab American Institute

=== 2025-10-09 ===
* Cruise Missiles Are the Present and Future of Warfare - RAND

=== 2025-10-08 ===
* Apocalypse in Gulf is now or never - Deccan Herald

=== 2025-10-01 ===
* Focus on the Druze - Jewish Policy Center
* Gas and Geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean - Arab Center Washington DC

=== 2025-09-29 ===
* Close to The Edge - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-09-26 ===
* Israel - General Debate

=== 2025-09-24 ===
* Returning to Yarmouk - Jewish Currents

=== 2025-09-17 ===
* Ecocide, Imperialism and Palestine Liberation - Transnational Institute
* History of the Kaaba - TRT World

=== 2025-09-12 ===
* Survival Over Defection - persuasion.community - gnews

=== 2025-09-05 ===
* Discontent Amid Despair - Riddle Russia

=== 2025-09-04 ===
* Disarmament or Diversion? Berri’s Maneuver and Hezbollah’s Outsourcing - Nowlebanon

=== 2025-09-03 ===
* Busiest Ocean Trade Route - Marine Insight

=== 2025-08-29 ===
* US Military Redeployment in Iraq: Strategic Withdrawal or Tactical Shift? - Geopolitical Monitor

=== 2025-08-28 ===
* White Hats and Black Hats in the Middle East - Paul D. Miller - The Dispatch

=== 2025-08-26 ===
* Ukraine, Land Swaps, and Patriotic Assassination - Cato Institute

=== 2025-08-25 ===
* A Security Guarantee for Ukraine? Look to the Taiwan Relations Act - Just Security
* Talking and Fighting Intersect in Gaza - The Soufan Center

=== ===
* Area: 35,980 sq km - CIA World Factbook
* Background: First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). - CIA World Factbook
* Background: In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which then governed Taiwan for 50 years. - CIA World Factbook
* Background: Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang, KMT) control after World War II. - CIA World Factbook
* Capital: Taipei - CIA World Factbook
* Chief of state: President LAI Ching-te (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
* Climate: tropical; marine; rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August); persistent and extensive cloudiness all year - CIA World Factbook
* Ethnic groups: Han Chinese (including Holo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3% - CIA World Factbook
* Government type: semi-presidential republic - CIA World Factbook
* Head of government: Premier CHO Jung-tai (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2024) - CIA World Factbook
* Languages: Mandarin (official), Min Nan, Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages - CIA World Factbook
* Legal system: civil law system - CIA World Factbook
* Location: Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China - CIA World Factbook
* Natural resources: small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, asbestos, arable land - CIA World Factbook
* Religions: Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk religion (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.) - CIA World Factbook
* Terrain: eastern two-thirds mostly rugged mountains; flat to gently rolling plains in west - CIA World Factbook

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