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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.

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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

    • January

  • 11 January – 5.3 scale earthquake struck eastern Taiwan.
  • 16 January
  • 2016 Republic of China presidential and legislative elections.
  • Resignation of Kuomintang spokesperson Yang Wei-chung (楊偉中).
  • Resignation of Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu.
  • Resignation of Kuomintang vice-chairman Hau Lung-bin.

    • February

  • 1 February
  • Swearing-in of new cabinet led by Premier Chang San-cheng.
  • Su Chia-chyuan sworn-in as Speaker of Legislative Yuan.
  • First eight Mainland Chinese travelers transited through Taoyuan International Airport on the way to third country.
  • 2 February – Command center to fight against Zika virus was established by Centers for Disease Control.
  • 5 February – Mainland Affairs Council and Taiwan Affairs Office had their first conversation via the newly establish hotline connecting both heads of the offices.
  • 6 February – 6.4 scale earthquake struck southern Taiwan.
  • 27 February – Funeral service for victims of 2016 Taiwan earthquake in Tainan.
  • 28 February – Arson attack at Kuomintang headquarter in Taipei.

    • March

  • 2 March
  • 3.7 scale earthquake struck northeastern Taiwan.
  • 4.2 scale earthquake struck southern Taiwan.
  • 10 March – Cargo ship TS Taipei stranded offshore of New Taipei.
  • 11 March – Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin of National Airborne Service Corps crashed off coast Shimen District, New Taipei killing 2 crews.
  • 12 March – Anti-nuclear protests by more than 60 groups.
  • 26 March – 2016 Kuomintang chairmanship election.
  • 28 March – Knife attack at Neihu District, Taipei, killing one 4-year-old child.
  • 29 March – Knife attack at Xinbeitou Station, Taipei, injuring 1 police officer.
  • 30 March – Power transfer meeting between President Ma Ying-jeou and President-elect Tsai Ing-wen at Taipei Guest House in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.

    • April

  • 1 April – The start of Pingtung Picturesque Rice Field Life Festival in Hengchun Township, Pingtung County.
  • 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.
  • 10 April – Rally to support death penalty in Taipei.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 18 April – Wan An Exercise in Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan City, Yilan County, Hsinchu County, Keelung and Hsinchu City.
  • 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 April – Statue of Wen Jiabao was unveiled at Yong Heng Creative Culture Park (擁恆文創園區) in Xinyi District, Keelung.

    • May

  • 8 May - 4.8 scale earthquake struck Nantou County.
  • 9 May - The opening of Taroko Park in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung.
  • 10 May - The execution of 2014 Taipei Metro attack perpetrator.
  • 12 May
  • Resignation en masse of Executive Yuan led by Premier Chang San-cheng.
  • Series of earthquakes with the largest 5.8 scale struck Yilan County.
  • Agricultural cooperation agreement with Indonesia signed in Taipei.
  • 18 May - Appointment of Hau Lung-pin, Jason Hu and Lin Junq-tzer as Vice Chairpersons of Kuomintang.
  • 20 May - The inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen as the President of the Republic of China at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei.
  • 22 May - 5.2 scale earthquake struck southern Taiwan.
  • 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.
  • 25 May - Tsai Ing-wen sworn in as Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party for another term.
  • 29 May - Two killed and five injured after the collapse of scaffolding used for work at Talin Power Plant in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung.
  • 30 May - Three earthquake struck eastern Taiwan with maximum intensity of 4.7 scale.

    • June

  • 2 June - Flash flood hits Taoyuan International Airport in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    • July

  • 1 July
  • The opening of Nangang Station of Taiwan High Speed Rail in Nangang District, Taipei.
  • Hsiung Feng III missile mishap off Penghu, killing 1 and injuring 3.
  • 6 July – At 1:45 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 35,560 MW.
  • 7 July – Typhoon Nepartak makes landfall, killing three people and injuring 142.
  • 19 July – Bus accident in Taoyuan City killing 24 Mainland Chinese tourists with its Taiwanese driver and tour guide.
  • 23 July – The official opening of the High-Heel Wedding Church in Budai Township, Chiayi County.
  • 27 July – At 1:46 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 35,821 MW.
  • 28 July – At 1:43 p.m., electricity load reaches its highest peak ever in Taiwan history at 36,199 MW.

    • August

  • 16 August - Republic of China Army tank felt down into Wangsha River in Pingtung County killing three soldiers.
  • 22–26 August - The 32nd Han Kuang Exercise.

    • September

  • 5 September - Kaohsiung and Panama City signed sister city agreement.
  • 13 September - Typhoon Meranti made landfall in Southern Taiwan, killing 1.
  • 27 September - Typhoon Megi made landfall in Eastern Taiwan, killing 4.

    • November

  • 1 November – The merging of National Hsinchu University of Education with National Tsing Hua University.
  • 16 November – The opening of DONG Energy branch office in Taiwan.
  • 22 November – TransAsia Airways ceased to operation.
  • 24 November – Chien-Cheng Circle started to be demolished.

    • December

  • 10 December – The opening of Ama Museum in Datong District, Taipei.
  • 12 December – Start of the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II qualification round.
  • 20 December – São Tomé and Príncipe terminated diplomatic relations with the ROC.

    • Deaths

  • 11 January – Cheng Chen Tao, 93, Taiwanese comfort woman.
  • 20 January – Chang Yung-fa, 88, Taiwanese businessman (Evergreen Group).
  • 17 February – Liu Wan-lai, 87, Taiwanese translator.
  • 26 February – Loh I-Cheng, 92, Taiwanese diplomat.
  • 10 March – Fangge Dupan, 89, Taiwanese poet.
  • 18 March – Kong Jaw-sheng, 60, Taiwanese banker, chairman of the FSC (2004–2006), heart attack.
  • 1 April
  • Kao Ching-yuen, 87, Taiwanese businessman (Uni-President Enterprises Corporation) (death announced on this date).
  • Mei Ko-wan, 98, Taiwanese academic administrator, President of Central Police University (1966–1973) and Tunghai University (1978–1992).
  • 8 April – Wei Chueh, 88, Taiwanese Buddhist monk.
  • 21 May – Ku Chin-shui, 56, Taiwanese aboriginal athlete, plasma cell leukemia.
  • 27 May – Wang You-theng, 89, Taiwanese entrepreneur, (Rebar), traffic collision.
  • 29 May – Tien Chih-hsuan, 56, Taiwanese politician, Mayor of Hualien City, lung cancer.
  • 31 May – Chen Wei-chau, 62, Taiwanese businessman (TransAsia Airways), heart attack.
  • 1 June – Wang Jui, 85, Taiwanese actor, heart and lung failure.
  • 6 August – Chow Lien-hwa, 96, Taiwanese Christian minister.
  • 9 August – Wang Tuoh, 72, Taiwanese writer and politician, complications of a heart attack.
  • 27 August – Yang Nan-chun, 86, Taiwanese mountaineer, esophageal cancer.
  • 7 September – Lee Tang-hua, 91, Taiwanese acrobat.
  • 8 October – Kuo Chin-fa, 72, Taiwanese Hokkien pop singer, cardiorespiratory failure.
  • 16 October – Jacques Picoux, 67, French artist, fall.
  • 8 November – Ho Chih-chin, 64, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Finance.
  • 18 November – Liu Sung-pan, 84. Taiwanese politician, MLY (1973–2004), PLY (1992–1998).
  • 22 November – Chen Yingzhen, 79, Taiwanese writer.
  • 28 November – Ng Bi-chu, 88, Taiwanese activist (228 Incident), complications of diabetes.
  • 30 November
  • Peng Chang-kuei, 98, Taiwanese chef, (General Tso's chicken) pneumonia.
  • Vivian, 43, Taiwanese astrologer.
  • 8 December – Sung Ching-yun, 94, Taiwanese agriculturalist.
  • 26 December – Robert Storey, 63, American-born Taiwanese travel writer.

    • References

    2016 in Taiwan Wikipedia
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