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1955 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1955 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 44 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President of the Republic of China, President – Chiang Kai-shek * Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President – Chen Cheng * Premier of the Republic of China, Premier – Yu Hung-chun * List of vice premiers of the Republic of China, Vice Premier – Huang Shao-ku Events January * 28 January – United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. May * 1 May – The end of First Taiwan Strait Crisis. October * 31 October – The establishment of National Taiwan University of Arts, National School of Arts in Taipei County. Births * 10 February – Cho Chun-ying, acting Mayor of Tainan (2001). * 29 March – Kong Jaw-sheng, Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission (Taiwan), Financial Supervisory Commission (2004–2006). * ... [...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] |
Christina Liu
Liu Yee-ru (; born 7 April 1955), also known by her English name Christina Liu, is a Taiwanese economist and politician. She was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, and served until 2007. Subsequently, Liu led the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 2010 to 2012, when she was named finance minister. Liu left the finance ministry later that year and was appointed to the Hong Kong Economic Development Commission in 2013. Education Liu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science from National Taiwan University in 1977. She then completed advanced studies in the United States, where she earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 1980 and her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1986. Her doctoral dissertation was titled, "Effects of Monetary and Real Shocks on Exchange Rate Dynamics". Political career Liu served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2007 as a member of the People First Party. She resigned her l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Labor (Republic Of China)
The Ministry of Labor (MOL; ) is a ministry of the Taiwanese Executive Yuan administering policies relating to employees and labor. The MOL works with various international organizations and engages in bilateral exchanges to elevate the welfare of laborers in Taiwan, administering programs such as Labor Insurance. History In 1947, before the implementation of Constitution of the Republic of China, the Nationalist government planned to establish the Ministry of Labor under the Executive Yuan. On 18 May 1948, the Ministry of Society () was founded by the Executive Yuan, and labor affairs were downgraded to an agency under the Ministry of Society. On 21 March 1949, the Ministry of Society was abolished, and labor affairs were then administered by the a newly founded Division of Labor under the Ministry of the Interior. On 1 August 1987, the Council of Labor Affairs () was established as an independent agency under the Executive Yuan. The council was upgraded to Ministry of Labor Aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Shih-wei
Pan Shih-wei (; born 27 July 1955) is a Taiwanese labor relations professor and academic. He was the Minister of the Council of Labor Affairs from 28 September 2012 and subsequently the Minister of Labor from 17 February 2014 until his resignation on 24 July 2014. Early life and education Pan was born in Tainan on July 27, 1955. His father was Pan Wan-li (1930–1995). Shih-wei graduated from Tunghai University in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in political science and obtained a master's degree in labor studies from Chinese Culture University in 1988. He then continued his graduate studies in the United States at Cornell University, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in 1994 and his Ph.D. in labor relations in 1998 from its New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Employment relations in a changing global economy: The case of Taiwan," and was completed under the supervision of professor Harry C. Katz. Political ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Education (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Education (MOE; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of Taiwan responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools and it oversees the educational administrative agencies of local governments. History The Taiwanese education ministry's origin goes back to the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture under the Empire of Japan, Imperial Japanese government, which took over Taiwan in 1895. During Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule, school attendance for Taiwanese children increased from 3.8% in 1904 to 71.3% in 1943 and literacy in Taiwan became common. Modern schools were formed with widespread establishment of primary schools while higher schooling for Taiwanese people remained rare and secondary schools and colleges were mostly for Japanese nationals. In special cases many Taiwanese did receive higher schooling and many went to Japan for further studies. The current government of Taiwan, offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Se-hwa
Wu Se-hwa (; born 9 July 1955) is a Taiwanese politician who was the Minister of Education in the Executive Yuan of Taiwan from 2014 to 2016. Education Wu obtained his bachelor's degree in communication engineering from National Chiao Tung University and master's and doctoral degrees from National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ... (NCCU) in business administration in 1979 and 1984, respectively, with specialization in strategic management and knowledge management creativity. Early career In 1983–1984, Wu was an instructor at NCCU. In 1984, he was promoted to become an associate professor and subsequently a professor in 1989 onward. In 1990–1994, he was the vice dean of the Center for Public and Business Administration Education. In 1994, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miaoli County
Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by the National Development Council (Taiwan), National Development Council and "northern Taiwan" by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. Miaoli City is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking. Name The name ''Miaoli'' was coined by matching Hakka Chinese sound for the characters 貓貍 to the phonetically approximate ''Pali'' (''Bari'') from the Taokas language. The resulting word () is a widespread but non-orthodox variant referring to Viverridae. In 1889, during late Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing rule, the name was modified from various forms () to its current form. History Evidence of settlement in Miaoli dates back a thousand years. Many arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsu Yao-chang
Hsu Yao-chang (; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County. Education Hsu graduated from the Chin-Min Institute of Technology and completed his master's degree in industrial and commercial management at Chung Hua University. Political career Hsu began his political career in 1994, as Toufen Township mayor affiliated with the Kuomintang. He left the KMT to represent the People First Party in the 2001 legislative elections. Hsu served as a legislator from 2002 to 2014, returning to the KMT to contest the Miaoli County magistracy in 2014. He declared his candidacy for the Miaoli County magistracy on 8 January 2014 at Toufen Elementary School in Toufen Township, Miaoli County. He was accompanied by his wife and other officials. Toufen Township chief Hsu Ting-chen said that Hsu would be able to expedite the development of the county due to his abundant e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pai Bing-bing
Pai Hsueh-hua (born 17 May 1955), born Pai Yueh-o, better known by her stage name Pai Bing-bing (also spelled Pai Ping-ping), is a Taiwanese singer, actress, media personality and social activist. Life and career Born to an impoverished family in Keelung, Pai dropped out of formal education in her teenage years. In 1973, she won a prize in a singing contest held by Taiwan Television and following this success she pursued a career in the local entertainment business. In 1975, she moved to Japan to study singing and acting. At this time she had a relationship with Japanese comics writer Ikki Kajiwara and they later married. Their daughter Pai Hsiao-yen was born in 1980 but their marriage was quickly dissolved the next year after Kajiwara engaged in an extramarital affair and committed domestic violence. Pai Bing-bing had to return to Taiwan and raised Hsiao-yen as a single mother. Since mid-1980s, Pai has been gaining popularity for her bantering style, becoming one of the best-kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of National Defense (Republic Of China)
The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (MND; ) is the ministry of the Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC), which is now based primarily in the Taiwan Area but Republic of China (1912–1949), formerly governed Mainland China prior to 1949. It is responsible for all National security, defense and military affairs of Taiwan and free area of the Republic of China, surrounding area. The MND has been headed by Minister Koo Li-hsiung, Wellington Koo since 2024. History The MND was originally established as Ministry of War in 1912 at the creation of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. It established a military occupation operation center in Taipei, Formosa in November 1945, following the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers Douglas MacArthur's September 2, 1945 General Order No. 1, for the surrender of Japanese troops and auxiliary forces in Formosa and the Pescadores to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. It was changed to the Ministry of National D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Yang (Taiwanese Politician)
Yang Nien-dzu (; born 15 May 1955), also known by his English name Andrew Nien-dzu Yang, was the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, having served 1–6 August 2013. Before this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013. Early life and education Yang was born in Taipei and his ancestral home is in Danyang, Jiangsu. He graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and then went to England to complete graduate studies. While in the United Kingdom, he earned a master's degree in industrial sociology from the University of Reading in 1980, a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in economics from the London School of Economics in 1981, and completed graduate research at the University of Oxford as a research fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, from 1982 to 1984. Yang's studies specialized in the study of United States-Taiwan-China relations and national security. He had devoted much of his time in the rese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiayi County
Chiayi is a County (Taiwan), county in Taiwan. Located in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City, it is the sixth largest county in the island of Taiwan. Its major tourist destination is Alishan National Scenic Area. Name The former Chinese placename was Tsu-lo-san (), a representation of the original Formosan languages, Formosan-language name ''Tirosen''. A shortened version, Tsulo, was then used to name Zhuluo County, Tsulo County, which originally covered the underdeveloped northern two-thirds of the island. In 1704, the county seat was moved to Tsulosan, the site of modern-day Chiayi City. Following the 1723 Zhu Yigui rebellion, the county was reduced in size. In 1787, the county and city were renamed ''Chiayi'' (; ) by the Qianlong Emperor to acknowledge the citizens' loyalty during the Lin Shuangwen rebellion. History Qing dynasty Chiayi County was originally part of Zhuluo County during the Qing dynasty. It was given its modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
