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.

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

Events

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.

May

• 8 May - 4.8 scale earthquake struck Nantou County.
• 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.
• 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.

Deaths

• 11 January – zh, 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).
  • zh, 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 – zh, 56, Taiwanese politician, Mayor of Hualien City, lung cancer.
• 31 May – zh, 62, Taiwanese businessman (TransAsia Airways), heart attack.