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The following is a list of expected and scheduled events for the year 2024 in Taiwan.
Incumbents
- President: Tsai Ing-wen
- Vice President: Lai Ching-te
- Premier: Chen Chien-jen
- Vice Premier: Cheng Wen-tsan
Events
- January 13:
- The opposition Kuomintang wins a majority in the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election.
- Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is elected president.[1]
- January 25 – Taiwan officially extends compulsory military service to one year from four months due to rising tensions with China.[2]
- February 14 – 2024 Kinmen Chinese motorboat capsizing incident: Four Chinese fishermen go overboard and two drown near Kinmen, after their boat capsizes while being chased by the Taiwan Coast Guard, who allege they were trespassing.[3]
- March 27 - A food poisoning outbreak originating from a restaurant in Xinyi District, Taipei, occurs, believed to be caused by bongkrek acid. Two people die and several people are hospitalized.[4]
- April 3 –
- 2024 Taiwan earthquake: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake is felt off the coast of Taiwan, prompting tsunami warnings for Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A large section of the uninhabited Guishan Island collapses into the ocean. Nine people are killed in Taiwan, four of whom by rockfalls. Over 930 others are injured.[5]
- The National Defense Ministry of Taiwan says more than 30 Chinese PLA Air Force warplanes entered Taiwanese airspace, and at least nine PLA Navy warships were detected around Taiwan. The ROC Armed Forces is deployed in response to the violation.[6]
- April 13 - The Kuomintang wins five of six by-elections for the mayorship of Miaoli City and other local positions, with an independent candidate winning the sixth.[7]
Deaths
- 1 January – Chang Chih-chia, 43, Taiwanese baseball pitcher (Seibu Lions, La New Bears).[8]
- 4 January
- Ssu-ma Chung-yuan, 90, Taiwanese writer.[9]
- Chen Den-li (陳登立), 89, Taiwanese sportswear company founder (Victor).[10]
- 15 January – Shih Ming-teh, 83, Taiwanese activist and politician, MLY (1993–2002).[11]
- 1 February – Chang Chuan-chiung, 95, Taiwanese pharmacologist, member of the Academia Sinica.[12]
- 11 February – Chen Chun-han, 40, Taiwanese lawyer, complications of the common cold.[13]
- 15 February – Law Pak, 90, Hong Kong-Taiwanese football player and coach.[14]
- 16 February – Hu Yao-heng (胡耀恆), 88, Taiwanese theatre historian.[15]
- 11 March – Chien Tung-ming, 72, Taiwanese politician, MLY (2008–2020).[16]
- 20 March – Wang Shih-hsiung, 63, Taiwanese politician, MLY, pancreatic cancer.[17]
- 28 March – Chi Pang-yuan, 100, Taiwanese translator.[18]
References
- ^ Davidson, Helen; Hawkins, Amy (2024-01-13). "Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te, from incumbent pro-sovereignty party, as president". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ CHANG, Sean. "Taiwan's First Conscripts For Extended Military Service Report For Duty". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Two Chinese fishermen die after chase with Taiwan's Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing". AP News. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Chin Hui Shan (2024-03-27). "2 men die of suspected food poisoning in Taipei after eating char kway teow". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Taiwan 7.2 earthquake updates: At least nine dead, hundreds injured". April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Over 30 Chinese Warplanes, 9 navy vessels around Taiwan". April 3, 2024.
- ^ "KMT-backed candidates win 5 of 6 by-elections". Focus Taiwan. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Yeh, Joseph (2 January 2024). "BASEBALL/Ex-Taiwanese ace, Seibu Lions hurler Chang Chih-chia dead at 43". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Wang, Pao-er; Hsiao, Bernadette (4 January 2024). "Taiwanese ghost story writer Ssu-Ma Chung-yuan dies at 90". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Li, Chien-chung; Kao, Evelyn (8 January 2024). "Victor badminton brand founder Chen Den-li dies at 89". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
Chen Den-li (陳登立), the founder of Victor, a world-renowned Taiwanese badminton and racket brand, passed away at his home on Jan. 4 aged 89, the company said Monday on its Facebook page. Chen was born in Changhua County in 1935. He founded Victor Rackets Industrial Corp. in 1968 and began producing shuttlecocks, which became bestsellers in Taiwan within two years, according to the company.
- ^ "Shih Ming-te dedicated life to democracy". Taipei Times. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "中研院士張傳烱辭世享耆壽96歲 專精藥理學曾獲邀至美國務院發表論文". Up Media. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Wu, Po-wei; Wang, Hsin-yu; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Hsiao, Bernadette (15 February 2024). "Lawyer, DPP legislator-at-large candidate Chen Chun-han dies at 40". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2024. Republished as: "Lawyer Chen Chun-han of the DPP dies at age 40". Taipei Times. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Chiang-Fa, He. "羅北穿「飛駝50週年」紀念衫上天國 飛駝人感性追思致意". Yahoo (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Chao, Maggie; Liu, Kay (18 February 2024). "NTU drama department founding chair Hu Yao-heng dies at 87". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "享壽73歲 藍前立委簡東明病逝". United Daily News (聯合新聞網) (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ 林, 巧璉 (3 April 2024). "前立委王世雄胰臟癌病逝高雄長庚 享壽63歲" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Chiu, Tsu-yin; Ko, Lin (30 March 2024). "Renowned Taiwan writer Chi Pang-yuan dies at 100". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 March 2024.