Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan,

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 Ocea ...

. This year is numbered Minguo 102 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

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Wu Den-yih Wu Den-yih ( Chinese: 吳敦義, born 30 January 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council. ...

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Jiang Yi-huah Jiang Yi-huah (; born 18 November 1960) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who served as the Premier of the Republic of China from 2013 to 2014. After graduating from National Taiwan University, Jiang earned his doctorate from ...

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– Mao Chi-kuo

Events

January

* 1 January ** The establishment of Customs Administration of the

Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfoli ...

. ** The establishment of

K-12 Education Administration The K-12 Education Administration (K12EA; ) is the agency of the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), Ministry of Education of Taiwan responsible for formulating, executing and supervising educational policies and systems for senior high school educa ...

of the

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. ** The renaming of Sports Affairs Council to

Sports Administration The Sports Administration (SA; ) is a sub-agency of the Taiwanese Ministry of Education. History The Sport Administration was initially established in 1932 as the Sports Council (體育委員會). On 12 January 1998, the Sports Affairs Council ...

of the Ministry of Education. ** The renaming of Department of Education to

of the Ministry of Education. ** The renaming of National Youth Commission to

Youth Development Administration The Youth Development Administration (YDA; ;Bopomofo :ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄚㄓㄢˇ ㄕㄨˇ) is a branch of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan with a responsibility for youth affairs. History It was established on 28 January 1966 as the Natio ...

and being put under the Ministry of Education.

February

* 21 February – The opening of

Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park The Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park () was a pavilion in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The pavilion used to be the Taiwan Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai China in Shanghai in April–October 2010. It was moved and reopened in ...

in East District,

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inha ...

March

* 14 March – The opening of Embassy of

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. * 27 March - The 5.9 Nantou earthquake affected the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of V (''Moderate''). One person was killed and 97 were injured.

May

* 1 May – The opening of Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park in Zhushan Township,

Nantou County Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...

. * 3 May – The upgrade approval for

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

to become special municipality from

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. * 9 May – The first meeting of the China Affairs Committee of

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

. * 31 May – The opening of Embassy of

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in Taipei.

June

* 2 June - June 2013 Nantou earthquake. * 9 June – The official opening of

At-Taqwa Mosque The At-Taqwa Mosque (; ) is a mosque in Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is the seventh mosque built in Taiwan. History The mosque development was started by an Indonesian-Taiwanese couple who own an Indonesian shop around the area wh ...

. * 13 June – The completion of

Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower, Executive Yuan () is a joint Republic of China government buildings in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. History The construction of the buildings were completed on 13 June 2013. All of the relevant governm ...

Xinzhuang District Xinzhuang District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 421,248 people (February 2023). History A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhu ...

New Taipei New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...

. * 29 June – The opening of Danfeng Station of

Taipei Metro Taipei Metro (also known as Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and branded as Metro Taipei) is a rapid transit system operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation serving the capital Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan. It was the first rapi ...

and Taishan District, New Taipei.

July

* 4 July –

Death of Hung Chung-chiu The death of Hung Chung-chiu (; 8 September 1989 – 4 July 2013), a Republic of China (Taiwan) Army specialist in the 542nd Armor Brigade, occurred under suspicious circumstances while serving a detention sentence in a 269th Mechanized Infantry ...

. * 7–14 July – Typhoon Soulik. * 20 July –

2013 Kuomintang chairmanship election The 2013 Kuomintang chairmanship election () was held on 20 July 2013 in Taiwan with Ma Ying-jeou as the sole candidate. This was the fifth direct election of the chairman in the Kuomintang history. All registered, due-paying KMT party members we ...

. * 23 July – The establishment of the Ministry of Health and Welfare from the former Department of Health. * 29 July – The opening of

Kaisyuan Night Market The Kaisyuan Night Market () is a night market in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Together with the adjacent Jin-Zuan Night Market, they form the largest night market in Taiwan. History The night market was opened on 29 July 2013. Archit ...

Cianjhen District Cianjhen District () is a District (Taiwan), district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. It covers an area of and is subdivided into 59 villages. The district has a population is 180,097, as of October 2023. It is the fifth-most populated district in ...

Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of ...

August

* The establishment of

University of Taipei University of Taipei (UT; ) is an institution of higher education in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Taipei metropolitan area, the university has two campuses, the Tianmu Campus in Shilin District and the Bo'ai Campus in Zhongzheng District. It is t ...

from the merger of Taipei Municipal University of Education and Taipei Physical Education College.

September

*16–22 September –

2013 OEC Kaohsiung The 2013 OEC Kaohsiung was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan between 16 and 22 September 2013. ...

October

2013 Taiwan food scandal Food safety incidents in Taiwan have received international media scrutiny. There have been several notable food safety incidents in Taiwan, including foods adulterated with chemical agents. 2011: Plasticizer use in food products The most well- ...

. * 5 October – The opening of

Guchuan Bridge The Guchuan Bridge () is a bridge connecting Sandimen Township and Wutai Township in Pingtung County, Taiwan. At the height of 99 meters, it is the tallest bridge pier in Taiwan. History The bridge was opened for traffic on 5 October 2013 aft ...

Pingtung County Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), 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 ...

. * 10 October – The 102nd anniversary of the

National Day of the Republic of China The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan). It commemorates ...

. * 24 October – The official opening of Asia Museum of Modern Art in

Wufeng District Wufeng District () is a suburban District (Taiwan), district in southern Taichung, Taiwan. It is the location of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council. Wufeng is a mainly agricultural town. It was heavily damaged by the 921 earthquake, Jiji ea ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

. * 27 October – The opening of Shanshuilu Eco Park in Nangang District, Taipei.

November

* 3–11 November –

Typhoon Haiyan Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda, was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that is among List of the most intense tropical cyclones, the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded. Upon ...

. * 10 November –

19th National Congress of Kuomintang The 19th National Congress of the Kuomintang () was the nineteenth national congress of the Kuomintang (KMT), which held on 10 November 2013 in Taichung Harbor Sports Stadium, Wuqi, Taichung, Taiwan. History The 19th national congress was original ...

. * 14 November – The Gambia cut

diplomatic relations Diplomacy is the communication by representatives of state, intergovernmental, or non-governmental institutions intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern Diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...

with the Republic of China. * 18 November – The ROC officially terminated its diplomatic relations with The Gambia. * 24 November – The opening of Xinyi Line of

Deaths

* 18 February – Chu Hsing-yu, 56, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1993–2005), heart attack. * 13 April –

Lin Yang-kang Lin Yang-kang ( ; 10 June 1927 – 13 April 2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuomintang (KMT), but after fai ...

, 85, Taiwanese politician, President of

Judicial Yuan The Judicial Yuan () is the Judiciary, judicial branch of the Republic of China.''See'' Constitution arts. 77-82, ''available at'' ''See'' Additional Articles of the Constitution art. 5, ''available at'' It functions as the Constitutional Cour ...

(1987–1994). *29 April – Levi Ying, 64, Taiwanese-American politician, MLY (1999–2002). *6 May – Yang Tzuo-chow, 84, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1999–2002). * 19 June –

Kuo Liang-hui Kuo Liang-hui (; 17 August 1926 in Kaifeng, Henan – 19 June 2013 in Taiwan) was a Taiwanese novelist. Several of her works were turned into films. Early life Kuo Liang-hui was born in the Juye County in Shandong Province. She completed h ...

, Taiwanese novelist. *13 October – , 91, Taiwanese soldier (

Indonesian National Revolution The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during A ...

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