2013 in Taiwan

Events from the year 2013 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 102 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

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Incumbents

• President – Ma Ying-jeou
• Vice President – Wu Den-yih
• Premier – Jiang Yi-huah
• Vice Premier – Mao Chi-kuo

Events

January

• 1 January
  • The establishment of Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance.
  • The establishment of K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education.
  • The renaming of Sports Affairs Council to Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education.
  • The renaming of Department of Education to K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education.
  • The renaming of National Youth Commission to Youth Development Administration and being put under the Ministry of Education.

February

• 21 February – The opening of Hsinchu Taiwan Pavilion Expo Park in East District, Hsinchu City.^[1]

March

• 14 March – The opening of Embassy of Tuvalu in Taipei.^[2]
• 27 March - The 5.9 M_w 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.
• 3 May – The upgrade approval for Taoyuan County to become special municipality from county.^[3]
• 9 May – The first meeting of the China Affairs Committee of Democratic Progressive Party.^[4][5]
• 31 May – The opening of Embassy of Kiribati in Taipei.^[6]

June

• 2 June - June 2013 Nantou earthquake.
• 9 June – The official opening of At-Taqwa Mosque in Taoyuan County.
• 13 June – The completion of Xinzhuang Joint Office Tower in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei.
• 29 June – The opening of Danfeng Station of Taipei Metro in Xinzhuang District and Taishan District, New Taipei.

July

• 4 July – Death of Hung Chung-chiu.
• 7–14 July – Typhoon Soulik.
• 20 July – 2013 Kuomintang chairmanship election.^[7]
• 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 in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung City.

August

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

September

• 16–22 September – 2013 OEC Kaohsiung

October

• 2013 Taiwan food scandal.
• 5 October – The opening of Guchuan Bridge in Pingtung County.^[8]
• 10 October – The 102nd anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of China.^[9]
• 24 October – The official opening of Asia Museum of Modern Art in Wufeng District, Taichung.^[10]
• 27 October – The opening of Shanshuilu Eco Park in Nangang District, Taipei.

November

• 3–11 November – Typhoon Haiyan.
• 10 November – 19th National Congress of Kuomintang in Taichung.
• 14 November – The Gambia cut diplomatic relations with the Republic of China.^[11]
• 18 November – The ROC officially terminated its diplomatic relations with The Gambia.^[12]
• 24 November – The opening of Xinyi Line of Taipei Metro.

Deaths

• 18 February – Chu Hsing-yu, 56, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1993–2005), heart attack.^[13]
• 13 April – Lin Yang-kang, 85, Taiwanese politician, President of Judicial Yuan (1987–1994).^[14][15]
• 29 April – Levi Ying, 64, Taiwanese-American politician, MLY (1999–2002).^[16]
• 6 May – Yang Tzuo-chow, 84, Taiwanese politician, MLY (1999–2002).^[17]
• 19 June – Kuo Liang-hui, Taiwanese novelist.
• 13 October – Umar Hartono [zh], 91, Taiwanese soldier (Indonesian National Revolution).^[18][19]