2024 in Taiwan
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The following is a list of expected and scheduled events for the year 2024 in Taiwan.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Tsai Ing-wen
- Vice President: Lai Ching-te
- Premier: Chen Chien-jen
- Vice Premier: Cheng Wen-tsan
Events[edit]
- 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 – 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]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 January – Chang Chih-chia, 43, Taiwanese baseball pitcher (Seibu Lions, La New Bears).[4]
- 4 January
- Ssu-ma Chung-yuan, 90, Taiwanese writer.[5]
- Chen Den-li (陳登立), 89, Taiwanese sportswear company founder (Victor).[6]
- 11 February – Chen Chun-han, 40, Taiwanese lawyer, complications of the common cold.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.