2011 in Taiwan
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Events from the year2011 in Taiwan,Republic of China.This year is numbered Minguo 100 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January
- The government introduces a monthly stipend ofNT$3,000 for each child under the age of 2 in low and medium income families.[1]
- The national minimum wage is raised to NT$17,880 per month (from NT$17,280) and the minimum hourly wage is also raised, from NT$95 to NT$98.[1]
- TheShalun Lineopens, connecting downtownTainanwithTainan High-Speed Rail Station.[2]
- 2 January – The opening ofChang Jung Christian University StationofTaiwan Railways AdministrationinGueiren District,Tainan.
- 7 January –Yen Mingis appointed Commanding General of theROC Air Forceafter his predecessorLei Yu-chiwas demoted for misuse of public resources.[3]
- 9 January – The groundbreaking ceremony ofKinmen Bridgeby PresidentMa Ying-jeouinKinmen.[4]
- 11 January – Holders of Republic of China (Taiwan) passports are eligible for visa free entry to theSchengen Areaof theEuropean Union,plus three other EU countries.[1]
- 27 January – The opening ofChang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museumin Houli District, Taichung.[5]
February
[edit]- 8 February –Major GeneralLo Hsieh-che,head of theTaiwanese Army's electronic communications and information department, is arrested for allegedly leaking secrets to thePeople's Republic of China.[6]
- 12 February – The 13th Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival inNew Taipei City.[7]
March
[edit]- 6 March – Nine people are killed and 12 injured in a fire in a bar inTaichung City.[8][9]
- 11 March – The2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamihave effects in northeasternTaiwan.
- 29 March – The opening of Itteki Memorial House inTamsui District,New Taipei City.[10]
- 30 March – The establishment ofNational Academy for Educational Researchof theMinistry of Education.
April
[edit]- 5 April – The opening ofDrop of Water Memorial HallinTamsui District,New Taipei City.
- 11–15 April –Han Kuang ExerciseinTaichung CityandPingtung County.[11]
- 24 April – The opening ofJhongdou Wetlands ParkinSanmin District,Kaohsiung City.
May
[edit]- Plasticizerin food products (sports drinks, juices, teas, syrups and jams, and tablets and powders) in afood scandalthat hit Taiwan
- 7 May – The establishment ofTaiwan Halal Integrity Development AssociationinZhongzheng District,Taipei City.
June
[edit]- 18 June –22nd Golden Melody AwardsinTaipei Arena,Taipei.
July
[edit]- 17 July – The opening ofTainan Cultural and Creative ParkinNorth District,Tainan.
August
[edit]- The establishment ofChang Gung University of Science and TechnologyinChiayi County.
- The establishment ofChung Chou University of Science and TechnologyinChanghua County.
October
[edit]- 7 October – The opening ofGreater Taichung International Expo CenterinWuri District,Taichung.
- 8 October – TheDemocratic Progressive Party(DPP) ChairpersonTsai Ing-wenand the presidential candidate forthe 2012 Taiwan presidential electionexplained her stance on the existence of theRepublic of China on Taiwanas "Taiwan is the Republic of China, and the Republic of China is Taiwan."[12][13]
- 9 October – The opening ofPenbay International CircuitinDonggang Township,Pingtung County.
- 10 October –100th Anniversary of the Republic of China.
- 19 October – The establishment ofMozilla Taiwan.
- 29 October – The establishment ofNational Museum of Taiwan HistoryinAnnan District,Tainan.
November
[edit]- The opening ofWellspring TheaterinTaipei City.
- 11 November – The opening ofLiujia StationinHsinchu County.
December
[edit]- 1 December – The establishment ofNational Taichung University of Science and TechnologyinNorth District,Taichung.
- 2 December – Eruption of a mud volcano inWandan Township,Pingtung County.[14]
- 10 December – The commissioning ofBihai Power PlantinHualien County.
- 18 December –Skip Beat!was openingtelecastaired onFormosa Television.
- 25 December – The opening ofFo Guang Shan Buddha MuseuminDashu District,Kaohsiung.
Deaths
[edit]- 29 January –Nora Sun,73, Chinese American diplomat and businesswoman, injuries sustained in a traffic collision.[15]
- 10 February –Chen Houei-kuen,105, Taiwanese painter.[16]
- 4 July –Teng Yu-kun,65, Taiwanese screenwriter.[17]
- 1 September –Liu Huang A-tao,90, Taiwanesecomfort womanand activist.[18]
- 25 October –Sansan Chien,44, composer.
- 17 November –Ng Chiau-tong,79,Taiwanese independenceactivist, complications of a heart attack.[19]
- 23 November –Yang Jih-sung,86, Taiwanese forensic scientist, colon cancer.[20]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to2011 in Taiwan.
- ^abc"New Year brings range of new government programs".Taipei Times.2011-01-01.
- ^"Shalun Branch line cuts travel time for Tainan commuters".Taipei Times. 2011-01-02.
- ^"New commanding general instated at Air Force after row".Taipei Times. 2011-01-02.
- ^Kim môn nhật báo (1 January 2001)."Anh văn nguyên lai giá dạng thuyết (English Is A Piece of Cake)".
- ^THN (28 January 2011)."Taiwan saxophone museum opens in Taichung".Taiwan Today.Retrieved1 November2021.
- ^(South China Morning Post)
- ^"Pingxi sky lanterns take off with people's wishes".
- ^"Cna English News".Focustaiwan.tw.Retrieved2012-01-23.
- ^"BBC News – Taiwan bar blaze 'leaves nine dead'".Bbc.co.uk. 2011-03-06.Retrieved2012-01-23.
- ^"Memorial house symbolizes strong Taiwan-Japan bonds".
- ^"Military holds Han Kuang war games".
- ^Tsai presents “ROC is Taiwan” stance on eve of centenary,Formosa News,2011/10/09
- ^Tsai affirms recognition of the ROC,Taipei Times,2011/10/10
- ^"Volcano spews mud, natural gas in Pingtung".
- ^"Champion Of Chinese Modernity Dies".Wall Street Journal.31 January 2011.Retrieved21 November2016.
- ^Lăng, mỹ tuyết."Trần tuệ khôn ( 1907~2011 )".Liberty Times(in Chinese). Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2016.Retrieved21 November2016.
- ^"Teng Yu-kun, 65, found dead at Shanghai home".China Post.5 July 2011.Retrieved21 November2016.
- ^"No apology for woman 'held as sex slave by Japan Army' as she dies aged 90".The Daily Telegraph.2011-09-06.Retrieved2011-09-22.
- ^Wang, Chris (2011-11-18)."Pioneer of Taiwan independence dies".Taipei Times.p. 1.Retrieved2011-11-19.
- ^"Forensics king Yang dies".Taipei Times.24 November 2011.Retrieved21 November2016.
