2016 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2016 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 105 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President – Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen
- Vice President – Wu Den-yih, Chen Chien-jen
- Premier – Mao Chi-kuo, Chang San-cheng, Lin Chuan
- Vice Premier – Chang San-cheng, Woody Duh, Lin Hsi-yao
Events
January
- 11 January – 5.3 scale earthquake struck eastern Taiwan.[1]
- 16 January
- 2016 Republic of China presidential and legislative elections.
- Resignation of Kuomintang spokesperson Yang Wei-chung (楊偉中).[2]
- Resignation of Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu.[3]
- Resignation of Kuomintang vice-chairman Hau Lung-bin.[3]
February
- 1 February
- Swearing-in of new cabinet led by Premier Chang San-cheng.[4]
- Su Chia-chyuan sworn-in as Speaker of Legislative Yuan.[5]
- First eight Mainland Chinese travelers transited through Taoyuan International Airport on the way to third country.[6]
- 2 February – Command center to fight against Zika virus was established by Centers for Disease Control.[7]
- 5 February – Mainland Affairs Council and Taiwan Affairs Office had their first conversation via the newly establish hotline connecting both heads of the offices.[8]
- 6 February – 6.4 scale earthquake struck southern Taiwan.[9]
- 27 February – Funeral service for victims of 2016 Taiwan earthquake in Tainan.[10]
- 28 February – Arson attack at Kuomintang headquarter in Taipei.[11]
March
- 2 March
- 10 March – Cargo ship TS Taipei stranded offshore of New Taipei.[14][15]
- 11 March – Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin of National Airborne Service Corps crashed off coast Shimen District, New Taipei killing 2 crews.[16]
- 12 March – Anti-nuclear protests by more than 60 groups.[17]
- 26 March – 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship election.
- 28 March – Knife attack at Neihu District, Taipei, killing one 4-year-old child.[18]
- 29 March – Knife attack at Xinbeitou Station, Taipei, injuring 1 police officer.[19]
- 30 March – Power transfer meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and President-elect Tsai Ing-wen at Taipei Guest House in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.[20]
April
- 1 April – The start of Pingtung Picturesque Rice Field Life Festival in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County.[21]
- 2 April – The official opening of Hushan Dam in Douliu City, Yunlin County.
- 7 April – The designation of 7 April to be the Freedom of Speech Day.[22]
- 10 April – Rally to support death penalty in Taipei.[23]
- 11 April – Eight Taiwanese who were acquitted of telecommunications, immigration and organized crime charges in Kenya on 5 April were deported to the People's Republic of China along with 29 mainland Chinese. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused China of blocking the eight from returning to Taiwan.[24]
- 12 April – A further 37 Taiwanese expelled from Kenya after having been acquitted of telecoms scam and immigration violations were forcibly put on a plane to China.[25]
- 18 April – Wan An Exercise in Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan City, Yilan County, Hsinchu County, Keelung and Hsinchu City.[26]
- 21 April – Former Construction and Planning Agency Director-General Yeh Shih-wen (葉世文) sentenced to 7 years in prison for a construction project corruption in Linkou District, New Taipei in 2014.[27]
- 27 April – Statue of Wen Jiabao was unveiled at Yong Heng Creative Culture Park (擁恆文創園區) in Xinyi District, Keelung.[28]
May
- 8 May - 4.8 scale earthquake struck Nantou County.[29]
- 9 May - The opening of Taroko Park in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung.[30]
- 10 May - The execution of 2014 Taipei Metro attack perpetrator.[31]
- 12 May
- Resignation en masse of Executive Yuan led by Premier Chang San-cheng.[32]
- Series of earthquakes with the largest 5.8 scale struck Yilan County.[33]
- Agricultural cooperation agreement with Indonesia signed in Taipei.[34]
- 18 May - Appointment of Hau Lung-pin, Jason Hu and Lin Junq-tzer as Vice Chairpersons of Kuomintang.[35]
- 20 May - The inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen as the President of the Republic of China at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.[36]
- 22 May - 5.2 scale earthquake struck southern Taiwan.[37]
- 23 May - President Tsai Ing-wen and high-level government officials paid tribute to founding father Sun Yat-sen and martyr soldiers at National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine in Taipei.[38]
- 25 May - Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party for another term.[39]
- 29 May - Two killed and five injured after the collapse of scaffolding used for work at Talin Power Plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung.[40]
- 30 May - Three earthquake struck eastern Taiwan with maximum intensity of 4.7 scale.[41]
June
- 2 June - Flash flood hits Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City.[42]
- 12 June - The barring of former President Ma Ying-jeou to deliver a speech in Hong Kong by the Presidential Office of the Republic of China.[43]
- 25 June - the Taoyuan Flight Attendants Union, representing some 2500 cabin crew from China Airlines, staged the first strike in Taiwanese aviation history. A total of 122 China Airlines-passenger flights from Taoyuan International Airport and Taipei Songshan Airport were cancelled as a result. The strike ended within a day following government intervention, replacement of top officials, and management-representatives conditionally agreeing to all seven demands from the union.[44]
July
- 1 July
- The opening of Nangang Station of Taiwan High Speed Rail in Nangang District, Taipei.[45]
- Hsiung Feng III missile mishap off Penghu, killing 1 and injuring 3.[46]
- 6 July – At 1:45 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 35,560 MW.[47]
- 7 July – Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall, killing three people and injuring 142.[48]
- 19 July – Bus accident in Taoyuan City killing 24 Mainland Chinese tourists with its Taiwanese driver and tour guide.[49]
- 23 July – The official opening of the High-Heel Wedding Church in Budai Township, Chiayi County.[50]
- 27 July – At 1:46 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 35,821 MW.[51]
- 28 July – At 1:43 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 36,199 MW.[52]
August
- 16 August - Republic of China Army tank felt down into Wangsha River in Pingtung County killing three soldiers.[53]
- 22–26 August - The 32nd Han Kuang Exercise.
September
- 5 September - Kaohsiung and Panama City signed sister city agreement.[54]
- 13 September - Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Southern Taiwan, killing 1.[55][56]
- 27 September - Typhoon Megi made landfall in Eastern Taiwan, killing 4.[57]
November
- 1 November – The merging of National Hsinchu University of Education with National Tsing Hua University.[58]
- 16 November – The opening of DONG Energy branch office in Taiwan.[59]
- 22 November – TransAsia Airways ceased to operation.
- 24 November – Chien-Cheng Circle started to be demolished.[60]
December
- 12 December – Start of the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II qualification round.
Deaths
- 11 January – Cheng Chen Tao, 93, Taiwanese comfort woman.[61][62]
- 20 January – Chang Yung-fa, 88, Taiwanese businessman (Evergreen Group).[63]
- 17 February – Liu Wan-lai, 87, Taiwanese translator.[64]
- 26 February – Loh I-Cheng, 92, Taiwanese diplomat.[65]
- 10 March – Fangge Dupan, 89, Taiwanese poet.[66]
- 18 March – Kong Jaw-sheng, 60, Taiwanese banker, chairman of the FSC (2004–2006), heart attack.[67]
- 1 April
- Kao Ching-yuen, 87, Taiwanese businessman (Uni-President Enterprises Corporation)[68] (death announced on this date).
- Mei Ko-wan, 98, Taiwanese academic administrator, President of Central Police University (1966–1973) and Tunghai University (1978–1992).[69]
- 8 April – Wei Chueh, 88, Taiwanese Buddhist monk.[70]
- 21 May – Ku Chin-shui, 56, Taiwanese aboriginal athlete, plasma cell leukemia.[71]
- 27 May – Wang You-theng, 89, Taiwanese entrepreneur, (Rebar), traffic collision.[72]
- 29 May – Tien Chih-hsuan, 56, Taiwanese politician, Mayor of Hualien City, lung cancer.[73]
- 31 May – Chen Wei-chau, 62, Taiwanese businessman (TransAsia Airways), heart attack.[74]
- 1 June – Wang Jui, 85, Taiwanese actor, heart and lung failure.[75]
- 6 August – Chow Lien-hwa, 96, Taiwanese Christian minister.[76]
- 9 August – Wang Tuoh, 72, Taiwanese writer and politician, complications of a heart attack.[77][78]
- 27 August – Yang Nan-chun, 86, Taiwanese mountaineer, esophageal cancer.[79]
- 7 September – Lee Tang-hua, 91, Taiwanese acrobat.[80]
- 8 October – Kuo Chin-fa, 72, Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer, cardiorespiratory failure.[81][82]
- 16 October – Jacques Picoux, 67, French artist, fall.[83][84]
- 8 November – Ho Chih-chin, 64, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Finance.[85]
- 22 November – Chen Yingzhen, 79, Taiwanese writer.[86]
- 28 November – Ng Bi-chu, 90, Taiwanese activist (228 Incident), complications of diabetes.[87]
- 30 November
- Peng Chang-kuei, 98, Taiwanese chef, (General Tso's chicken) pneumonia.[88]
- Vivian, 43, Taiwanese astrologer.[89][90]
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