Taiwan provides regular medical assistance to Nauru, sending specialised doctors to the country's only hospital.

[7] Under Scotty, on 7 March 2007, the first ambassador from Nauru to Taiwan, Ludwig Keke, presented his credentials to President Chen Shui-bian.

In 2006, according to the New Statesman, President Scotty "was allegedly accosted by a horde of screaming Chinese officials who tried to drag him on to a plane to Beijing just as he was boarding one bound for Taipei".

[10] In 2011, leaked diplomatic cables revealed that Taiwan had been paying a "monthly stipend" to Nauruan government ministers in exchange for their continued support, as well as a smaller sum to other members of parliament, as "project funding that requires minimal accounting".

The leaks revealed that "Chinese [PRC] agents had also sought to influence Nauru's elections through cash payments to voters, with at least $40,000 distributed in one instance in 2007".

[11] In late 2011, Taiwan "doubled its health aid" to Nauru, notably providing a resident medical team on a five-year appointment.

[14] The move came two days after Taiwan had concluded its presidential election, which Nauru had acknowledged with a congratulatory statement.