2023 in Taiwan
Events from the year 2023 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 112 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
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See also: | Other events of 2023 History of Taiwan • Timeline • Years |
Incumbents
Events
- 8 January – Taipei legislative by-election[1]
- 4 March – Nantou legislative by-election.[2]
- 26 March – Hondouras terminated diplomatic relations with the ROC.[3]
- 27 March – Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou becomes the first Taiwanese leader to visit mainland China since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, meeting with China's Taiwan Affairs Office deputy chair Chen Yuanfeng in Shanghai. Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party criticized this visit as "endorsing" China's position on Taiwan.[4]
Deaths
- 1 January – Kuo Nan-hung, 86, Taiwanese politician, minister of transportation and communications (1987–1990) and president of the National Chiao Tung University (1979–1987)[5]
- 6 January – Shen Lyu-shun, 73, Taiwanese diplomat.[6]
- 27 January – Ting Chiang, 86, Taiwanese actor (Four Loves, The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful).[7]
- 5 February – Hsing Yun, 95, Taiwanese Buddhist monk (Fo Guang Shan).[8]
- 16 February – Chen Yu-an, 28, Taiwanese rower (Dragon boat at the 2018 Asian Games).[9]
- 25 March – Yang Bing-yi, 96, Taiwanese restauranter, (Din Tai Fung). (death announced on this date)[10]
- 22 April – Ju Ming, 85, Taiwanese sculptor, suicide.[11]
References
- "Legislative by-election to fill Chiang's slot slated for Jan. 8: CEC". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
- "By-election for Nantou legislative seat scheduled for March 4". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- Yeh, Joseph (26 March 2023). "Taiwan, Honduras end diplomatic ties (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "Ex-Taiwan leader visits China, first such trip since civil war". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- 民間全民電視公司 (2023-01-02). "快新聞/確診併發急性心肌炎 前交通部長郭南宏辭世享壽87歲". FTV News (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- Liu, Kuan-ting; Chao, Yen-hsiang (6 January 2023). "Former Taiwan representative to U.S. Shen Lyu-shun dies". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- Yeh, Kuan-yin; Lo, James (28 January 2023). "Award-winning actor Ting Chiang dies at 86". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2023. Republished in part as: "Ting Chiang dies aged 86". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- Tsai, Meng-yu; Tseng, Yi-ning; Mazzetta, Matthew (6 February 2023). "Fo Guang Shan founder Hsing Yun dies at 95". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2023. Republished as: "Fo Guang Shan founder Hsing Yun dies aged 95". Taipei Times. 7 February 2023.
- Yeh, Chen; Hsu, Elizabeth (16 February 2023). "Asian Games medalist dies after falling into construction shaft". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- Yu, Hsiao-han; Lin, Sean (25 March 2023). "Din Tai Fung founder dies at 96". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Huang, Li-yun; Liu, Shih-yi; Lo, James (23 April 2023). "Famed Taiwanese sculptor dead at 85 from apparent suicide". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 May 2023. Republished as: "Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming dies at 85 by apparent suicide". Taipei Times. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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