2021 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2021 in Taiwan, Republic of China.
Incumbents
- Heads of Five Yuan
Events
January
- January 6 - Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung, Slovenian Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health Janez Janša, held a virtual meeting.[1]
- January 10 - United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lifts all restrictions on Taiwan-U.S. official exchanges.[2]
- January 12 - President Tsai Ing-wen talks with Palauan President-elect Whipps via video call[3]
- January 13 - Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency has announced the 7th automatic 30-Day visa extensions for foreigners who have legally stayed in Taiwan for 180 days or more.[4]
- January 14 - President Tsai Ing-wen meets with US U.N. envoy Kelly Craft via videoconference.[5]
- January 18 - Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu accepts copy of credentials from Haiti ambassador Hervé Denis.[6]
- January 19 - President Tsai meets British Office Taipei Representative John Dennis[7]
- January 20 - Head of TECRO Hsiao Bi-khim represents Taiwan at the inauguration of the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.[8]
- January 21
- Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu attends Palau presidential inauguration.[9]
- The EP passes three resolutions calling for expanded partnership with Taiwan and support for Taiwan's participation in international organizations.[10]
- January 23 - Taiwan-Japan friendship event at Taipei 101.[11]
- January 24
- January 27
- President Tsai Ing-wen launches a campaign regarding book reading in support of Taiwanese book publishers.[15]
- TECO Prague representitave, Ke Liang-ruey, meets with Prague mayor Zdeněk Hřib and announces that Prague and Taiwan will have increased cooperation in science and education.[16]
- January 28
- Number of international students in Taiwan surpass 130,000.[17]
- Taiwan and UK ink a memorandum of understanding on agricultural cooperation.[18]
- Taiwan is ranked at 2nd place by The Economist in Asia-Pacific personalized health index.[19]
- January 29
- The Ministry of the Interior begins a study to change the national emblem due to its similarity with the Kuomintang party symbol.[20]
- Tainan begins self-driving bus test with passengers.[21]
- Taiwan has their 8th COVID-19 fatality.[22]
- January 31 - Andrzej Duda signs law regarding legal cooperation in criminal matters between Taiwan and Poland.[23]
February
- February 1
- MOTC bans all eating and drinking on the THSR, on all TRA trains, on long-distance buses, on domestic flights, on ferries, and in post offices.[24]
- Artworks by late Taiwanese artist Hong Rui-lin are donated to the MOC.[25]
- A survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that the majority of opinion leaders in the United States, supported sending US troops to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, while most of the American public opposes doing so, both regardless of partisan affiliation.[26]
- February 4
- Taiwan establishes a trade office in Guyana.[27]
- The first American naval vessel enters the Taiwan Strait under Biden.[28]
Predicted and Scheduled Events
February 5 - US officials, one of them Matt Murray, will hold a meeting with Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs to talk about semiconductor chip shortages.[29]
Date Unknown
Canceled
- January 13 - US U.N. envoy Kelly Craft was planned to visit Taiwan for two days, but canceled due to the upcoming presidential transition United States Department of State.[30]
- Jan 26 - Jan 31, All physical components of the 2021 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE), canceled due to COVID-19. Online parts will be held as scheduled.[31]
- February 26 - March 7, 2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival to be held in Hsinchu, canceled due to COVID-19.[32]
Deaths
January
February
External Links
- Taipei Tourism Website
- Taiwan Tourism Page
- Divisions on US-China Policy: Opinion Leaders and the Public
See Also
- Cross-Strait relations
- Political status of Taiwan
- China–United States relations
- Taiwan–United States relations
- Taiwan
- China
References
- ^ "MOHW Minister Chen stages virtual with Slovenia PM". Leave No One Behind. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "MOFA welcomes decision to lift restrictions on Taiwan-US official exchanges". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "President Tsai talks with Palauan President-elect Whipps via video call". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "7th Automatic 30-Day Visa Extensions Announced for Foreigners who have Legally Stayed for 180 Days or More". Ministry of the Interior National Immigration Agency Republic of China. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "President Tsai meets with US Ambassador to UN Kelly Craft via videoconference". Office of the President Prepublic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "MOFA Minister Wu accepts copy of credentials from Haiti ambassador". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "President Tsai meets British Office Taipei Representative John Dennis". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "TECRO representative invited to Biden, Harris swearing-in ceremony". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Foreign Minister Wu attends Palau presidential inauguration". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "EU resolutions backing Taiwan welcomed by MOFA". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "President Tsai participates in Taipei 101 event highlighting Taiwan-Japan friendship". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "SpaceX rocket launches 2 Taiwan-made satellites into orbit". Taiwan News. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "CECC closely monitoring COVID-19 cluster in Taoyuan". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan to put 5,000 into quarantine over hospital COVID-19 cluster". Reuters. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "President Tsai launches book reading campaign in support of Taiwan's publishing industry". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "MOFA vows continued strengthening of Taiwan-Czech Republic ties". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "International students come together to Taiwan, where the one-hundred thirty thousand overseas student mark has been passed". Ministry of Education Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan, UK ink MOU on agriculture cooperation". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan ranks 2nd in Asia-Pacific personalized health index". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan to study change of national emblem". Taiwan News. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan's Tainan to conduct self-driving bus tests with passengers". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan reports first Covid-19 death in 8 months, from local cluster". The Strait Times. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "MOFA thanks Poland president for signing bilateral legal cooperation pact into law". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan to ban eating on trains starting Feb. 1". Taiwan News.
- ^ "MOC welcomes donation of late Taiwan artist Hong Rui-lin's paintings, sketches". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Divisions on US-China Policy: Opinion Leaders and the Public". The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Taiwan opens trade office in Guyana in diplomatic win". Associated Press. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "US sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time under Biden". CNN. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Biden administration to contact Taiwan about chip shortages". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Kelly Craft: US cancels top envoy's visit to Taiwan". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Cancellation of physical 2021 Taipei International Book Exhibition". Taipei International Book Exhibition. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 Taiwan Lantern Festival has been cancelled due to the Central Government's ongoing efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19". Taiwan the Heart of Asia. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ 「永遠的青鳥」詩人蓉子逝世江蘇老家 享壽百歲 (in Chinese)