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Tzu Chi members met with Pope Francis in the Vatican City
at the invitation of
the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. 2016
2013 Suzhou Tzu Chi Clinic was inaugurated in China.
Da Ai TV’s HD channel was launched. 2012
The UN Economic and Social Council granted
2010 special consultative status to Tzu Chi.
Tzu Chi became the first overseas NGO allowed to
register in China by the Chinese government. 2008
2007 Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital was opened.
Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital was opened.
Center for Tzu Chi’s mission of culture was inaugurated. 2005
Tzu Chi became an NGO associated with
2003 the UN Department of Public Information.
Master Cheng Yen met with Dalai Lama in Taiwan. 2001
Guanshan Tzu Chi Hospital and
2000 Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital were opened.
Yuli Tzu Chi Hospital was opened. 1999
Da Ai TV was founded.
1998 Rhythms Monthly magazine was published.
Tzu Chi’s first TV program was broadcast. 1995
Tzu Chi College of Medicine was founded,
1994 the predecessor of Tzu Chi University.
Tzu Chi Marrow Donor Registry was set up,
the predecessor of Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center. 1993
1991 Tzu Chi’s international relief effort began.
Tzu Chi’s mission of environmental protection unfolded. 1990
Tzu Chi Junior College of Nursing was founded, the predecessor
1989 of Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology.
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital was opened. 1986
1985 Tzu Chi’s first radio program, The Tzu Chi World, was aired.
Tzu Chi set up a free clinic in Hualien. 1972
Tzu Chi’s biweekly newsletter was issued,
1967 which became Tzu Chi Monthly magazine in 1968.
Tzu Chi was founded in Hualien, eastern Taiwan. 1966