2008 in Taiwan

none 2008 The following events occurred in Taiwan in the year 2008. This year is numbered Minguo 97 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents President – Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou Vice President – Annette Lu, Vincent Siew Premier – Chang Chun-hsiung, Liu Chao-shiuan Vice Premier – Chiou I-jen, Chang Chun-hsiung, Paul Chiu Events January 12 January – 2008 Republic of China transitional justice referendums. 16 January – The promulgation of Partial Article Revision on Petroleum Administration Act. February 1 February – The renaming of National College of Physical Education and Sports to National Taiwan Sport University. March 9 March – The launching of the first line (Red Line) of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung. 22 March – Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of the Republic of China with more than 58% of the votes in the 2008 presidential election, handing the presidency back to the Kuomintang (KMT) after eight years under the Democratic Progressive Party.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a_2q._1C3RJ8&refer=home Ma Wins Taiwan Presidency on Vow to Smooth China Ties (Update3) bloomberg.com 22 March – 2008 Taiwanese United Nations membership referendum. May 18 May – 2008 Democratic Progressive Party chairmanship election. June 23–27 June – Computer-simulated war gaming of Han Kuang Exercise.http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=36432&cHash=8ea655c34e#.Ve6nRxGqpBd Operational Changes in Taiwan's Han Kuang Military Exercises 2008-2010 The Jamestown Foundation July 1 July – The opening of Taipei Medical University Shuang-Ho Hospital in Zhonghe Township, Taipei County. 4 July – The first direct China-Taiwan flights begin in nearly 6 decades.http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/04/taiwan.china/index.html CNN Historic China-Taiwan flights begin July 4, 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7488965.stm BBC News Direct China-Taiwan flights begin July 4, 2008https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/05/china London The Guardian Tania Branigan China resumes direct flights to Taiwan after 60 years July 5, 2008 26 July – The closing of Chinese Culture and Movie Center in Taipei. August 18 August – The opening of Museum of Jade Art in Zhongshan District, Taipei. September 14 September – The launching of the second line of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung City. 22–26 September – Field training exercises of Han Kuang Exercise. October 7 October – The opening of Evergreen Maritime Museum in Zhongzheng District, Taipei.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/10/07/2003425208 Evergreen Maritime Museum open after years of planning taipeitimes.com 7 October 2008 9–12 October – The 3rd Taiwan Youth Day. 25 October – The 1025 rally to safeguard Taiwan is held in Taipei by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party to voice dissatisfaction with Taiwan's increasingly closer ties with Beijing. November 3–7 November – Second Chen-Chiang summit, the first visit of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits head to Taiwan.Sina "Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou meets ARATS chief" Retrieved on November 9, 2008. 22–23 November – Lien Chen meets PRC President Hu Jintao at the APEC Peru 2008 in Peru, the highest level of official exchange between the Mainland and Taiwan on the international stage.http://news.morningstar.com/newsnet/ViewNews.aspx?article=/DJ/200811211546DOWJONESDJONLINE000774_univ.xml News Archive: Top Stories News.morningstar.com January 23, 2012 February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes 24 November – The establishment of Fangyuan Museum of Arts in Jiangjun Township, Tainan County. December 15 December – Full restoration of Three Links with Mainland China. Deaths 14 January – Wu Jin, 74, Taiwanese Minister for Education (1996–1998), cancer.http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/16/139270/Former-Education.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080117031659/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/16/139270/Former%2DEducation.htm dead January 17, 2008 Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74 The China Post January 16, 2008 January 23, 2012 29 April – Bo Yang, 88, Taiwanese writer.https://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_7370000/newsid_7372400/7372486.stm BBC 中文网 | 港台消息 | 台湾著名作家柏杨因病逝世 BBC News April 29, 2008 January 23, 2012 10 May – Liao Feng-teh, 57, Taiwanese incoming interior minister, heart attack.http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1404620.php Taiwan's incoming interior minister dead (Roundup) Monsters and Critics May 10, 2008 January 23, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110520062112/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1404620.php May 20, 2011 14 June – Chu Fu-Sung, 93, Taiwanese foreign minister (1979–1987).http://rulers.org/2008-06.html June 2008 Rulers.org January 23, 2012 4 July – Wayne Pai, 55, Taiwanese businessman, founding chairman of Polaris Group, suicide.http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=687158&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng Taiwan regulator vows to aid Polaris after death of company chairman | Taiwan News | 2008-07-07 00:00:00 2010-09-29 2011-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520104527/http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=687158&lang=eng_news&cate_img=logo_taiwan&cate_rss=TAIWAN_eng dead 12 July – Tsai Chao-yang, 67, Taiwanese politician, minister of Transportation and Communications, pneumonia.http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/jul/13/today-p5.htm 自由電子報 – 高鐵推手 蔡兆陽病逝 Libertytimes.com.tw January 23, 2012 9 August – Vivian Shun-wen Wu, 95, Taiwanese entrepreneur, chairwoman of Yulon Motor, heart failure.http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/08/11/2003419947 Motor sector 'Iron Lady' Wu passes on at age 95 Taipei Times January 16, 2012 January 23, 2012 20 August – Chao Yao-dong, 92, Taiwanese minister of economic affairs, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-Focus/2007Cti-Focus-Content/0,4518,9708200251+0+0+131143+0,00.html 最新焦點｜中時電子報 News.chinatimes.com January 1, 1980 January 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080826143920/http://news.chinatimes.com/2007Cti/2007Cti-Focus/2007Cti-Focus-Content/0%2C4518%2C9708200251%2B0%2B0%2B131143%2B0%2C00.html 2008-08-26 dead 15 October – Wang Yung-ching, 91, Taiwanese entrepreneur and billionaire, founder of Formosa Plastics.https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSTP27650920081016 UPDATE 1-Taiwan's 3rd richest man, petrochem giant, dies Reuters October 15, 2008 January 23, 2012 Doug Young 28 October – Kung Te-cheng, 88, Chinese-born Taiwanese 77th generation descendant of Confucius, heart and respiratory failure.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10269542.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090112071648/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10269542.htm dead January 12, 2009 Confucius' 77th main-line descendant dies in Taiwan_English_Xinhua News.xinhuanet.com October 28, 2008 January 23, 2012 11 December – Yeh Shih-tao, 83, Taiwanese writer, colorectal cancer.http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/11/asia/AS-Taiwan-Obit-Yeh.php Search – Global Edition – The New York Times International Herald Tribune March 29, 2009 January 23, 2012 References 2008 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Taiwan