Events from the year 2001 in Taiwan,

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. This year is numbered Minguo 90 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whi ...

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Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as ...

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Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung (), (born 23 March 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian. His appointment by then-President Chen in 200 ...

* Vice Premier – Lai In-jaw

Events

January

* 14 January – The start of Amorgos oil spill offshore

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...

February

* 13 February – The opening of

921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan The 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan () is a national museum in Wufeng District, Taichung, Taiwan. The museum is dedicated to the 7.3 earthquake that struck the center of Taiwan at 01:47:12.6 TST on Tuesday, 21 September 1999. The museum is ...

in Wufeng Township, Taichung County. * 16 February – The start of operation of Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant in North District, Hsinchu City.

March

* 24 March – 2001 Kuomintang chairmanship election * 26 March – The establishment of Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

April

* 6 April – The debut of '' Asia Market Week''. * 12 April – The debut of '' Meteor Garden''. * 27 April –

Hualien Airport Hualien Airport (; ami, Pahikukiyan nu Kalinku; Seediq: ) is a commercial airport located in an civilian area of Chiashan Air Force Base in Xincheng, Hualien County, Taiwan. With flights to Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, it served 235,38 ...

was certified for international flights. * 28 April – The opening of Meinong Hakka Culture Museum in

Kaohsiung County Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was located in Fongshan City. History Kaohsiung County was established on 6 December 1945 on the territory of Takao Prefecture () shortly after the end of ...

May

* 3 May – The debut of ''

Romance in the Rain ''Romance in the Rain'' is a 2001 Chinese television period drama jointly produced by Yi Ren Communications Company (怡人傳播有限公司) in Taiwan and China International Television Corporation (中国国际电视总公司) in mainland China ...

''. * 5 May – The 12th Golden Melody Awards in Kaohsiung. * 27 May – The opening of Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei in

June

* 12 June – The founding of Himax. * 14 June – The establishment of Council for Hakka Affairs of the

Executive Yuan The Executive Yuan () is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its leader is the Premier, who is appointed by the President of the Republic of China, and requires confirmation by the Legislative Yuan. Unde ...

July

* 24 July – The founding of

Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-Gr ...

August

* 11 August – The debut of '' Poor Prince''. * 12 August – The opening of Yuanlin Performance Hall in Yuanlin City,

Changhua County Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...

September

* 5 September – The formation of Typhoon Nari. * 11 September ** The launching of Azio TV. ** The launching of the first album of S.H.E.

October

* 11 October – The promulgation of the Petroleum Administration Act. * 16 October – The reopening of

Institute of Yilan County History The Institute of Yilan County History (IOYCH; ) is a local institute of history in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan built to collect, access, record, research and promote the local history of Yilan County. History IOYCH was originally establi ...

at its current place. * 26 October – The opening of Breeze Center in Taipei.

December

* 1 December **

2001 Republic of China legislative election The 2001 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 1 December 2001. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportional representation based of the nationwide vote ...

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. * 6 December – The debut of ''

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''. * 10 December – The debut of '' The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung''.

Births

* 23 September - Lai Kuan-lin - singer and actor * 6 October – Cindy Chi, actress

References

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