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
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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]
  • 20 June – New Taipei City kindergarten druggings. Teachers at a kindergarten in New Taipei City are accused of sedating students with cough syrups containing drugs like benzodiazepines and phenobarbital. The scandal has sparked protests outside government buildings, with parents demanding answers. In May, parents at a private school in the area had accused staff of feeding their children ‘unknown drugs.’ This is after they noticed what appeared to be withdrawal symptoms in their children.[5]
  • 10 September – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen restores the reputations of victims of the White Terror repression, which was carried out by the Republic of China government from the 1940s to the 1980s. The ceremony, held in Taipei, marked the first nationwide event that addresses crimes committed during the White Terror.[6]
  • 22 September – Six people are killed, more than 100 others are injured, and three are missing after a fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in Pingtung County.[7]

Deaths

References
  1. "Legislative by-election to fill Chiang's slot slated for Jan. 8: CEC". Central News Agency. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  2. "By-election for Nantou legislative seat scheduled for March 4". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  3. Yeh, Joseph (26 March 2023). "Taiwan, Honduras end diplomatic ties (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Ex-Taiwan leader visits China, first such trip since civil war". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. "Taiwan kindergarten druggings spark alarm among island's parents". BBC.
  6. "Tsai exonerates White Terror victims - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  7. "'I couldn't say anything to comfort victims': Death toll in Taiwan golf ball fire climbs to nine, with 100 injured". ABC News. 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Pang-Hsin Ting". Legacy.com. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  12. 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.
  13. "Academician Yun-han Chu Has Passed Away". Academia Sinica. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  14. Yeh, Chen; Hsu, Elizabeth (16 February 2023). "Asian Games medalist dies after falling into construction shaft". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  15. "Taiwan news quick take: Opera singer dies at 72". Taipei Times. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  16. Yu, Hsiao-han; Lin, Sean (25 March 2023). "Din Tai Fung founder dies at 96". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  17. 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.
  18. Huang, Guo-fang; Chao, Li-yen; Liu, Shih-yi; Chang, Hsiung-feng; Chen, Chun-hua; Tsai, Chih-ming; Lo, James (11 May 2023). "Legal scholar who died in Taichung MRT accident remembered as spirited advocate". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  19. Wang, Pao-er; Yang, Evelyn (26 May 2023). "Renowned author Lin Wen-yue dies at 89". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2023. Republished as: "Taiwanese author Lin Wen-yue dies in US at age 89". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  20. "曾載過杜立德、蔣介石！「航空教父」陳文寬逝世 享嵩壽110歲". Liberty Times. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  21. Chao, Ching-yu; Lo, James (22 June 2023). "Esteemed Taiwanese 'lieder' vocalist and music professor dies at 85". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  22. Wu, Jeffrey; Hung, Hsueh-kuang; Kao, Evelyn (28 June 2023). "Old Sichuan hotpot restaurant chain founder dies at 55". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  23. Chin, Jonathan (27 August 2023). "Prominent independence figures pass away". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  24. Wang, Yang-yu; Lu, Tyson; Chiu, Tsu-yin; Lo, James (4 September 2023). "White Terror activist and publisher Tsai Kun-lin dies at 92". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2023. and Chen, Chia-yi; Hetherington, William (5 September 2023). "Human rights activist Tsai Kun-lin dies at the age of 93". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  25. Chao, Ching-yu; Liu, Kay (4 September 2023). "Taiwan performing arts promoter, composer Hsu Po-yun dies at age 79". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2023. Republished as: "Composer, promoter Hsu Po-yun dies aged 79". Taipei Times. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  26. Chiu, Tzu-yin; Mazzetta, Matthew (3 October 2023). "Taiwanese novelist Wang Wen-hsing dies at 84". Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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