2008 in Taiwan
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Events from the year 2008 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 97 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President – Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou
- Vice President – Annette Lu, Vincent Siew
- Premier – Chang Chun-hsiung, Liu Chao-shiuan
- Vice Premier – Chiou I-jen, Chang Chun-hsiung, Paul Chiu
Events
January
- 12 January – 2008 Republic of China transitional justice referendums.
- 16 January – The promulgation of Partial Article Revision on Petroleum Administration Act.
February
- 1 February – The renaming of National College of Physical Education and Sports to National Taiwan Sport University.
March
- 9 March – The launching of the first line (Red Line) of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung.
- 22 March – Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of the Republic of China with more than 58% of the votes in the 2008 presidential election, handing the presidency back to the Kuomintang (KMT) after eight years under the Democratic Progressive Party.[1]
- 22 March – 2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum.
May
June
- 23–27 June – Computer-simulated war gaming of Han Kuang Exercise.[2]
July
- 1 July – The opening of Taipei Medical University Shuang-Ho Hospital in Zhonghe Township, Taipei County.
- 4 July – The first direct China-Taiwan flights begin in nearly 6 decades.[3][4][5]
- 26 July – The closing of Chinese Culture and Movie Center in Taipei.
August
- 18 August – The opening of Museum of Jade Art in Zhongshan District, Taipei.
September
- 14 September – The launching of the second line of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung City.
- 22–26 September – Field training exercises of Han Kuang Exercise.[2]
October
- 7 October – The opening of Evergreen Maritime Museum in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.[6]
- 9–12 October – The 3rd Taiwan Youth Day.
- 25 October – The 1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan is held in Taipei by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party to voice dissatisfaction with Taiwan's increasingly closer ties with Beijing.
November
- 3–7 November – Second Chen-Chiang summit, the first visit of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits head to Taiwan.[7]
- 22–23 November – Lien Chen meets PRC President Hu Jintao at the APEC Peru 2008 in Peru, the highest level of official exchange between the Mainland and Taiwan on the international stage.[8]
- 24 November – The establishment of Fangyuan Museum of Arts in Jiangjun Township, Tainan County.
December
- 15 December – Full restoration of Three Links with Mainland China.
Deaths
- 14 January – Wu Jin, 74, Taiwanese Minister for Education (1996–1998), cancer.[9]
- 29 April – Bo Yang, 88, Taiwanese writer.[10]
- 10 May – Liao Feng-teh, 57, Taiwanese incoming interior minister, heart attack.[11]
- 14 June – Chu Fu-Sung, 93, Taiwanese foreign minister (1979–1987).[12]
- 4 July – Wayne Pai, 55, Taiwanese businessman, founding chairman of Polaris Group, suicide.[13]
- 12 July – Tsai Chao-yang, 67, Taiwanese politician, minister of Transportation and Communications, pneumonia.[14]
- 9 August – Vivian Shun-wen Wu, 95, Taiwanese entrepreneur, chairwoman of Yulon Motor, heart failure.[15]
- 20 August – Chao Yao-dong, 92, Taiwanese minister of economic affairs, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.[16]
- 15 October – Wang Yung-ching, 91, Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire, founder of Formosa Plastics.[17]
- 28 October – Kung Te-cheng, 88, Chinese-born Taiwanese 77th generation descendant of Confucius, heart and respiratory failure.[18]
- 11 December – Yeh Shih-tao, 83, Taiwanese writer, colorectal cancer.[19]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 in Taiwan.
- ^ "Ma Wins Taiwan Presidency on Vow to Smooth China Ties (Update3)". bloomberg.com.
- ^ a b "Operational Changes in Taiwan's Han Kuang Military Exercises 2008-2010". The Jamestown Foundation.
- ^ "Historic China-Taiwan flights begin". CNN. July 4, 2008.
- ^ "Direct China-Taiwan flights begin". BBC News. July 4, 2008.
- ^ Branigan, Tania (July 5, 2008). "China resumes direct flights to Taiwan after 60 years". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Evergreen Maritime Museum open after years of planning". taipeitimes.com. 7 October 2008.
- ^ Sina "Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou meets ARATS chief" Retrieved on November 9, 2008.
- ^ "News Archive: Top Stories". News.morningstar.com. Retrieved January 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74". The China Post. January 16, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "BBC 中文网 | 港台消息 | 台湾著名作家柏杨因病逝世". BBC News. April 29, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Taiwan's incoming interior minister dead (Roundup)". Monsters and Critics. May 10, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "June 2008". Rulers.org. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Taiwan regulator vows to aid Polaris after death of company chairman | Taiwan News | 2008-07-07 00:00:00".
- ^ "自由電子報 – 高鐵推手 蔡兆陽病逝". Libertytimes.com.tw. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Motor sector 'Iron Lady' Wu passes on at age 95". Taipei Times. January 16, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "最新焦點|中時電子報". News.chinatimes.com. January 1, 1980. Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Young, Doug (October 15, 2008). "UPDATE 1-Taiwan's 3rd richest man, petrochem giant, dies". Reuters. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Confucius' 77th main-line descendant dies in Taiwan_English_Xinhua". News.xinhuanet.com. October 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 12, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ "Search – Global Edition – The New York Times". International Herald Tribune. March 29, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
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