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1971 In Taiwan
Events from the year 1971 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 60 according to the official Republic of China calendar. Incumbents * President – Chiang Kai-shek * Vice President – Yen Chia-kan * Premier – Yen Chia-kan * Vice Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo Events January * 31 January – The establishment of CTS Main Channel. April * 21 April – The upgrade of Taoyuan from an urban township to a county-administered city. July * 15 July – The establishment of Dimerco. October * 25 October – The United Nations General Assembly expels the Republic of China and admits the People's Republic of China. December * 3 December – The establishment of China Steel in Taipei. Births * 13 January – Miao Ke-li, actress, singer and television host * 10 March – Lin Yu-chang, Mayor of Keelung City * 7 May – Chang Sho-wen, member of Legislative Yuan (2005–2009) * 1 June – Chiu Yi-ying, Deputy Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2005–2008) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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 northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Li-sheng
Chang Li-sheng (; 17 June 1901 – 20 April 1971) was a Chinese politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary General of the Kuomintang from 1954 to 1959. L.S. Chang as he was commonly known, played a key role in Republic of China (ROC)’s political, economic, financial, and foreign affairs as well as in Kuomintang affairs from the 1920s until his death in Taiwan in 1971. Throughout his political life over four decades, Chang served in numerous important posts within both the KMT and the ROC’s local and central governments. He was a rare example of Chinese political virtues, noted for his integrity and honesty. He is remembered for numerous achievements and deeds, including his role in assisting Chen Cheng (1897-1965), former Taiwan provincial governor, Premier, and Vice President, to launch Taiwan’s local autonomy, economic and land reforms. Early life and political career Chang was born into a poor family in Leting, Hebei. Having studied in Nankai Middle School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Hsiu-fang
Huang Hsiu-fang (; born 10 November 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She was named a Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Changhua County in the 2012 legislative elections, but lost to . She was elected to the 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 v ... in 2016. In June 2022, Huang received the DPP nomination for the Changhua County magistracy. References 1971 births Living people Changhua County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsiao Bi-khim
Hsiao Bi-khim (; born August 7, 1971) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again between 2012 and 2020. Since July 2020, Hsiao has been serving as the representative of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the United States. Born in Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, Hsiao grew up in Tainan, Taiwan, before moving to the United States. She graduated from Oberlin College in 1993 and Columbia University with a master's degree in political science in 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and an important figure in DPP foreign policy circles. She formerly served as a vice president of Liberal International. Early life and education Hsiao was born in Kōbe, Japan, to a Taiwanese father (Hsiao Tsing-fen) and an American mother (Peggy Cooley). Raised in Tainan, Taiwan, she grew up speaking Mandarin, Hokkien, and English, and was raised in a Presbyterian family. After moving to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Yu-wen (Taiwanese Actress)
Wang Yu-wen (; born 29 July 1971) is a Taiwanese actress. She appeared in Tsai Ming-liang's 1992 film ''Rebels of the Neon God''. She then had a starring role in Ang Lee's 1994 film ''Eat Drink Man Woman ''Eat Drink Man Woman'' () is a 1994 Taiwanese comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee, from a script co-written with James Schamus and Hui-Ling Wang.Howe, Desson.‘Eat Drink Man Woman’" ''The Washington Post''. 19 October 1994. Retrieved on 2 ...''. External links * 1971 births Living people 20th-century Taiwanese actresses Taiwanese film actresses {{Taiwan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ya-che
Yang Ya-che (; born 17 July 1971) is a Taiwanese film and television director. He was nominated for Golden Horse Award for Best Director two times, for '' Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' in 2012 and ''The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' in 2017. Filmography Features * 2008 : ''Orz Boyz!'' (囧男孩) * 2012 : '' Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' (女朋友。男朋友) * 2017 : ''The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful ''The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' (; Bloody Mary) is a 2017 Taiwanese crime drama film written and directed by Yang Ya-che, set in Taiwan in the 1980s. The film stars Kara Hui, Wu Ke-xi and Vicky Chen. It premiered on October 15, 2017, ...'' (血觀音) TV Series * 2021 : ''The Magician on the Skywalk'' (天橋上的魔術師) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Ya-che 1971 births Living people Taiwanese film directors Taiwanese screenwriters Taiwanese LGBT people Taiwanese television directors LGBT film directors LGBT televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakka Affairs Council
The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research and exchange. History The Hakka Affairs Council, officially established January 1, 2012, is a new agency resulting from the Executive Yuan’s structural reorganization. Its predecessor was the Council for Hakka Affairs, Executive Yuan, founded on June 14, 2001. The Council is the only central authority responsible for Hakka affairs in the world, and its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, build a unifying Hakka identity promoting happiness, confidence and dignity, and become a global center for Hakka cultural research and exchange. In order to catalyze the Hakka language revival and development, the Council re-structured two departments on January 18, 2021. The Department of Culture and Education is transformed into the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu Yi-ying
Chiu Yi-ying (; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council. Education Chiu earned a master's in business administration from the Dominican University of California in the United States. Political career A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chiu had been elected to the Central Standing Committee by 2000. In 2016, she became chair of the committee. Chiu won her first national-level office in 1996, serving on the National Assembly until 2000. Upon taking office, Chiu became the youngest assembly member at age 25. In 2001, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Pingtung County. Chiu was then appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council in June 2005. Chiu was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Chang Sho-wen
Chang Sho-wen (; born 7 May 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. He first won election to the Legislative Yuan in 2004 and was reelected in 2008. Partway through his second term, Chang was removed from office on charges of electoral fraud. He left the Kuomintang in 2015 and joined the People First Party. Political career Chang was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2004. During his 2004 campaign, he was questioned by Yunlin County prosecutors as part of a large investigation of vote buying. Chang was allowed to take his seat on the legislature. During part of his first term, he was the secretary-general of the Kuomintang caucus. Chang has also been known to participate in fights on the legislative floor. In 2007, he threw a lunchbox at fellow legislator over a disagreement on amendments to the Farmers' and Fishers' Association Law. The next legislative elections were scheduled for 2007, but it was eventually decided to hold both the presidential and legislative elections clos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keelung City
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipei City and Taipei, respectively. Nicknamed the ''Rainy Port'' for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport (after Kaohsiung). The city was founded by the Spanish Empire in 1626, then called La Santisima Trinidad. Name According to early Chinese accounts, this northern coastal area was originally called ''Pak-kang'' (). By the early 20th century, the city was known to the Western world as Kelung, as well as the variants ''Kiloung'', ''Kilang'' and ''Keelung''. In his 1903 general history of Taiwan, US Consul to Formosa (1898–1904) James W. Davidson related that "Kelung" was among the few well-known names, thus warranting no alternate Japanese romanization. However, the Taiwanese people have l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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