1973 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1973 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 62 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Chiang Kai-shek * Vice President – Yen Chia-kan * Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo * Vice Premier – Hsu Ching-chung Events April * 1 April – The establishment of Taiwan Water Corporation. July * 21 July – The establishment of Flying Camel. September * 1 September – The establishment of Criminal Investigation Bureau. Births * 17 January – Lin Shu-fen, member of Legislative Yuan. * 21 February – Bowie Tsang, singer, actress, TV host and author. * 19 August – Huang Kuo-chang, leader of New Power Party. * 13 September – Chen Lien-hung, baseball player. * 5 October – Chen Wen-bin, former professional baseball player. * 29 October – Kelly Lin, actress and model. * 9 December – Shino Lin, singer and actress. * 18 December – Ho Hsin-chun, member of 8th and 9th Legislative Yuan. * 30 De ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island around 6,00 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanking, the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution. The Legislative Yuan previously had 759 members representing each constituencies of all provinces, municipalities, Tibet, Outer Mongolia and various professions. Until democratization, the Republic of China was an authoritarian state under Dang Guo, the Legislative Yuan had alternatively been characterized as a rubber stamp for the then-ruling regime of the Kuomintang. Like parliaments or congresses of other countries, the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of legislation, which is then sent to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Li Mi (Republic Of China General)
Li Mi (; 4 November 1902 – 10 March 1973) was a high-ranking Nationalist general who participated in the anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. He was one of the few Kuomintang commanders to achieve notable victories against both Chinese Communist forces and the Imperial Japanese Army. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he withdrew his forces to Burma and Thailand, where he continued to carry out guerrilla raids into Communist-held territory. Early life and career Li Mi was born in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province. He had a difficult childhood but his family managed to give him a modern education. In 1924, he went to Guangdong Province and entered the fourth class of the Whampoa Military Academy. He participated in the Northern Expedition with his classmates Hu Lien, Zhang Lingfu, Liu Yuzhang and Lin Biao. During the anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns his superior commander, General Chen Cheng, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chen Je-chang
Chen Je-chang (; born 30 December 1973 in Taiwan) is a former Taiwanese professional baseball catcher who had played for Brother Elephants of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently plays as catcher and bullpen coach for the Elephants. He is the oldest current player of Brother Elephants. Besides, His younger brother is Chen Je-cheng (陳瑞振), who plays as third baseman in the same team. particularly, he has been hit by pitcher 100 times in baseball career, also CPBL highest record. Career statistics See also * Chinese Professional Baseball League * Brother Elephants A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familia ... References External links * 1973 births Living people Baseball catchers Brother Elephants coaches Brother Elephants players People from C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ho Hsin-chun
Ho Hsin-chun (; born 18 December 1973) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she has served on the Legislative Yuan since 2012. Early life Ho obtained her bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University and master's degree in women's studies from University of York in the United Kingdom. Political career Ho had served as the Greater Taichung councilor for the DPP. On Thursday September 22, 2011 Hung Yao-fu, the deputy secretary general of the DPP, announced that she was the victor, among five candidates, in a poll for a potential DPP candidate for the seventh district of Greater Taichung. She was to run against Cheng Li-wun, the KMT candidate.Wang, Chris.DPP proffers Normandy landings election analogy" ''Taipei Times''. Friday September 23, 2011. p. 3. Retrieved on June 27, 2013. Personal life Legislator Freddy Lim Freddy Lim Tshiong-tso (; Tâi-lô: ''Lîm Tshióng-tsò''; born 1 February 1976) is a Taiwanese politician, mus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shino Lin
Shino Lin (; born 9 December 1973) is a Taiwanese singer and actress.Billboard – 9 February 2002 – Page 39 "As such, Avex's main regional priority for 2002 will be popular Taiwanese rocker Shino Lin." Discography * 1998 Sìyě línxiǎopéi * 1999 Tā zhīdào * 1999 Qínggē wèi nǐ (EP) * 2000 Zhè shì sìyě * 2001 Yǒu nǐ de kuàilè EP * 2001 Sìyě gōng * 2003 Bùzhī hǎodǎi * 2003 SHINO 1 rì zuì jiā shǒu zhāngjīngxuǎn * 2008 Dì yī zhāng * 2010 Wǔ yǔ lúnbǐ * 2013 Wǒ wàngle Filmography * 2008: '' Cape No. 7'' * 2017: '' 52Hz, I Love You'' References Living people Women rock singers 1973 births Taiwanese film actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses Taiwanese television actresses Taiwanese people of Hakka descent People from Pingtung County 21st-century Taiwanese singers 21st-century Taiwanese women singers Cantonese-language singers of Taiwan {{Taiwan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kelly Lin
Kelly Lin or Lin Hsi-Lei () is a Taiwanese actress and model who has appeared mainly in Hong Kong films. Biography Lin was born in Taiwan in 1973. She moved to Santa Barbara, California with her family at the age of 12. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Degree in Economics. Not knowing what to do after college, Lin decided to pursue a career in show business in Taiwan. Career Lin initially wanted to be a singer and recorded demo tapes for a record company, but she was given numerous offers for modeling on television and print ads. Hailed by ''FHM'' as "Asia's Sexiest Woman" in 2002, she modelled for the covers of numerous fashion magazines in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. She has also appeared on copies of ''Marie Claire'' – French Edition (2005) and ''Vogue Italia, VOGUE Italia'' (2007). Lin has been seen in various Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong films and has worked with film directors such as Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam Kar-Ming, Patrick Tam and, m ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chen Wen-bin
Chen Wen-bin (; born 5 October 1973 in Taiwan) was a professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League. External links * Living people 1973 births Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players Uni-President Lions players Sinon Bulls players Koos Group Whales players Chinatrust Whales players Taiwanese expatriate baseball players in Japan People from Pingtung County Fu Jen Catholic University alumni {{Taiwan-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chen Lien-hung
Chen Lien-hung (), born 13 September 1973 in Tainan, Taiwan, is a Taiwanese former baseball player who played for Chinatrust Whales and Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League. On August 4, 2013, he was named the manager for the Uni-President Lions. On February 16, 2015, Chen was named the hitting coach of the Uni-President Lions. On January 5, 2018, he was named the Second Team Coach for the Fubon Guardians . Konami Cup Chen hit two home runs against China Stars in Konami Cup Asia Series 2007: one two-runs and one grand slam. His younger brother, Chen Chin-feng of La New Bears, also hit a two-runs home run and a grand slam against China Stars in Konami Cup Asia Series 2006. See also *Chinese Professional Baseball League *Uni-President Lions The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, stylized as Uni-President 7-ᴇʟᴇᴠᴇn Lions, also known as Uni-Lions (), are a professional baseball team playing in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Power Party
The New Power Party (NPP) is a political party in Taiwan formed in early 2015. The party emerged from the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014, and advocates for universal human rights, civil and political liberties, as well as Taiwan independence/nationalism.New Power Party Platform Chinese) The party is a part of the political phenomenon known as the "Third Force" (), in which new political parties, unaligned with traditional or s, sought to provide an alternative in Taiwanese politics. Nevertheless, the NPP's policies are very much align ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huang Kuo-chang
Huang Kuo-chang (, born ) is a Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer. He is one of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement and joined the New Power Party shortly afterwards. He served as leader of the party from 2015 to 2019, and represented Taipei in the Legislative Yuan on behalf of the NPP between 2016 and 2020. Early life Huang Kuo-chang was born into a traditional farming family in Xizhi Township, Taipei County. He graduated from National Taiwan University in 1995, and he continued his education at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York for a master's degree and a doctorate. Political career One of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement, Huang joined the New Power Party in May 2015, and was named acting chairperson in July. That same month, Huang announced that he would enter the legislative election in 2016 as a New Power Party candidate for the 12th constituency of New Taipei City. The constituency, which includes Xiz ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bowie Tsang
Bowie Tsang Po Yee (; born 21 February 1973) is a Taiwanese television host, singer, actress, and writer. She is also known by her nickname Ah-Po (). Career She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from National Taiwan University in 1995. While in college, she worked as an assistant producer at Zhen Yan She, a subsidiary of Rock Records. When she returned to Hong Kong, she worked different jobs behind the camera, such as being a script supervisor and production assistant, as her father, actor Eric Tsang, did not want support her career within the entertainment industry. Tsang returned to Taiwan in 1997 and her first screen appearance as a host on Chung T'ien Television (formerly CTN). She was discovered by Taiwanese producer Chang Hsiao-yen, who signed Tsang to her management company in 1999. From 1999 to 2003, she released six albums. Tsang is well known in mainland China for her roles in television dramas. She won Best Entertainment Program Host at the 2013 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |