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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.

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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

    • 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.
  • 22 March - 2008 Republic of China United Nations membership referendums.

    • May

  • 18 May - 2008 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election.

    • June

  • 23-27 June - Computer-simulated war gaming of Han Kuang Exercise.

    • July

  • 4 July - The first direct China-Taiwan flights begin in nearly 6 decades.
  • 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.

    • October

  • 7 October - The opening of Evergreen Maritime Museum in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 29 April – Bo Yang, 88, Taiwanese writer.
  • 10 May – Liao Feng-teh, 57, Taiwanese incoming Interior Minister, heart attack.
  • 14 June – Chu Fu-Sung, 93, Taiwanese foreign minister (1979–1987).
  • 4 July – Wayne Pai, 55, Taiwanese businessman, founding chairman of Polaris Group, suicide.
  • 12 July – Tsai Chao-yang, 67, Taiwanese politician, minister of Transportation and Communications, pneumonia.
  • 9 August – Vivian Shun-wen Wu, 95, Taiwanese entrepreneur, chairwoman of Yulon Motor, heart failure.
  • 20 August – Chao Yao-dong, 92, Taiwanese minister of economic affairs, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.
  • 15 October – Wang Yung-ching, 91, Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire, founder of Formosa Plastics.
  • 28 October – Kung Te-cheng, 88, Chinese-born Taiwanese 77th generation descendant of Confucius, heart and respiratory failure.
  • 11 December – Yeh Shih-tao, 83, Taiwanese writer, colorectal cancer.

    • References

    2008 in Taiwan Wikipedia
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