Next tie Chinese Taipei will compete in Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2011 - it has played at this level since 1997.
Last tie Chinese Taipei finished runner-up in Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2010. It won all three round-robin pool ties, beating Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Thailand, but lost to Japan in the promotion play-off.
History Chinese Taipei has twice reached the World Group II play-offs - in 1999 and 2007. It also reached the last 16 in 1981, when the competition was played as a week-long event. It first played Fed Cup in 1972.