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2010 In Taiwan
Events from the year 2010 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 99 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President of the Republic of China, President – Ma Ying-jeou * Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President – Vincent Siew * Premier of the Republic of China, Premier – Wu Den-yih * Vice Premier of the Republic of China, Vice Premier – Eric Chu, Sean Chen (politician), Sean Chen Events January * 7 January – The United States approves a US$6 billion arms sales package to Republic of China, Taiwan, amid opposition from China, Mainland China. * 9 January – Opposition Democratic Progressive Party wins all three seats in by-elections against the ruling Kuomintang. March * 4 March – The 6.3 2010 Kaohsiung earthquake, Kaohsiung earthquake affected the southern part of the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (''Strong''), injuring 96 people. * 14 March – 314 Taipei protest in Taipei. * 22 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |