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April 4, 2010: Former Japanese Prime Minister Aso Taro makes a private visit to Taipei. April 5, 2010: First TV debate between the Kuomintang (KMT) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). April 6, 2010: Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng leads a delegation to Taipei. April 6, 2010: Retired Gen. Hsu Li-nung leads a delegation to Beijing. April. 7, 2010: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Jia Qinglin receives Gen. Hsu’s delegation of retired military officers. April 10, 2010: Vice President Xi Jinping receives Taiwan delegation to Boao Forum. April 12, 2010: Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao meet at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington. April 13, 2010: Ten-ship flotilla of Chinese Navy ships pass through Miyako Strait. April 13, 2010: Premier Wu reiterates time is not ripe for political talks. China-Taiwan Relations 82 July 2010 April 15, 2010: American Chamber of Commerce of Kaohsiung white paper mentions benefits of ECFA. April 19, 2010: Taiwan university presidents support amendments allowing Chinese students to enroll in Taiwan universities. April 21, 2010: DPP legislators provoke confrontation in Legislative Yuan (LY) over enrolling Chinese students. April 23, 2010: Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) meets signature threshold for its anti-ECFA referendum proposal, April 25, 2010: President Ma and DPP Chair Tsai hold TV debate on the ECFA. April 27, 2010: President Ma says Taiwan will move quickly on FTAs to avoid isolation. April 29, 2010: General Secretary Hu Jintao meets Wu Poh-Hsiung in Shanghai. April 30, 2010: American Chamber of Commerce of Taipei editorial endorses the ECFA. May 4, 2010: Taiwan opens quasi-official tourism office in Beijing. May 4, 2010: Central Election Committee approves TSU’s ECFA referendum proposal. May 5, 2010: Fujian Governor Huang Xiaojing leads a delegation to Taiwan. May 7, 2010: Beijing opens quasi-official tourism office in Taipei. May 10, 2010: Ex-Premier Liu Chao-shiuan visits Shanghai for the World Expo opening. May 10, 2010: Whampoa Military Academy alumni attend forum in Taipei. May 10, 2010: Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg applauds cross-Strait engagement. May 11, 2010: Kuomintang reports ECFA negotiations on “early harvest” have hit a snag. May 11, 2010: US-Taiwan Business Council releases report on air power in the Taiwan Strait. May 12, 2010: Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) reiterates that the 1992 consensus and opposition to independence are the basis for cross-Strait relations. May 12, 2010: 136 members of US Congress sign a letter to President Obama calling for the sale of F-16C/Ds to Taiwan. China-Taiwan Relations 83 July 2010 May 14, 2010: Jia Qinglin meets delegates to annual meeting of Taiwan Invested Enterprises (TIE) Associations in Beijing. May 15, 2010: DPP Chair Tsai calls for pragmatic China policy and talks without preconditions. May 17, 2010: People’s Republic of China (PRC) Commerce Ministry Director Tang Wei leads team to Taipei for three-day ECFA discussions. May 17, 2010: Taiwan Minister of Health Yaung Chih-liang leads a delegation to the World Health Assembly; PRC Health Minister Chen Zhu and Yaung hold a meeting at the WHA. May 19, 2010: PRC Vice Minister of Agriculture Wei Chaoan leads a delegation to Taipei. May 20, 2010: Three-day DPP sit-in calling for an ECFA referendum begins. May 23, 2010: Tsai Ing-wen is re-elected DPP chairperson. May 24, 2010: US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) is held in Beijing. May 24, 2010: Sichuan Party Secretary Liu Qibao leads a delegation to Taiwan. May 28, 2010: Taipei opposes expanding Japan’s ADIZ over Yonaguni Island. June 1, 2010: University presidents appeal for passage of PRC student amendments. June 3, 2010: President Ma says Taiwan is entitled to sign FTAs with WTO members, June 3, 2010: EY Referendum Review Committee rejects TSU ECFA referendum. June 3, 2010: MAC Chair Lai Shin-yuan visits Hong Kong. June 4, 2010: President Ma receives American Institute in Taiwan Chairman Ray Burghardt. June 5, 2010: Sen. Diane Feinstein leads a delegation to Taipei. June 5, 2010: PRC Commerce Minister Chen and Taiwan MOEA Minister Shih meet on margins of APEC meeting in Sapporo. June 7, 2010: National Security Council Asia Director Jeffrey Bader says US policy on arms sales to Taiwan will not change. June 9, 2010: Zhejiang Gov. Lu Zushan leads delegation to Taiwan. June 9, 2010: MOEA Vice Minister Hwang attends a telecom conference in Beijing. June 13, 2010: Third round of ECFA consultations are held in Beijing. China-Taiwan Relations 84 July 2010 June 16, 2010: Sen. Feinstein says China plans to pull back military forces opposite Taiwan. June 16, 2010: DPP Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih visits Beijing to promote local mangoes and advocates pragmatic policies after his return. June 17, 2010: Deputy Secretary Steinberg says PLA has not presented missile withdrawal plan. June 20, 2010: Jia Qinglin opens second Straits Forum in Xiamen. June 21, 2010: China and Taiwan conduct large joint anti-fraud operation. June 24, 2010: SEF and ARATS vice chairmen finalize “early harvest” lists in Taipei. June 24, 2010: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding becomes the first Chinese company to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. June 25, 2010: President Ma calls for an economic strategy for the “post ECFA” era. June 25, 2010: Japan announces extension of its ADIZ over Yonaguni Island. June 26, 2010: DPP holds anti-ECFA rally. June 29, 2010: Fifth ARATS-SEF Meeting held in Chongqing where the ECFA and Intellectual Property Rights Agreement are signed. June 30, 2010: TSU submits a new ECFA referendum proposal.