Events from the year 1971 in Taiwan,

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. This year is numbered Minguo 60 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

–

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

Vice President A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

– Yen Chia-kan *

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

– Yen Chia-kan * Vice Premier – Chiang Ching-kuo

Events

January

* 31 January – The establishment of

CTS Main Channel CTS Main Channel is the flagship free-to-air terrestrial television channel of the Chinese Television System network and is the third oldest free-to-air terrestrial television channel in the Republic of China (Taiwan) after TTV Main Channel and C ...

April

* 21 April – The upgrade of Taoyuan from an

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to a county-administered city.

July

* 15 July – The establishment of Dimerco.

October

* 25 October – The

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expels the Republic of China and admits the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

December

* 3 December – The establishment of China Steel 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 n ...

Births

* 13 January – Miao Ke-li, actress, singer and television host * 10 March – Lin Yu-chang,

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

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 Taipe ...

* 7 May –

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 th ...

, member of

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 ...

(2005–2009) * 1 June –

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 earne ...

, Deputy Minister of Hakka Affairs Council (2005–2008) * 17 July –

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. ...

, film and television director * 29 July – Wang Yu-wen, actress * 7 August –

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 R ...

, member of Legislative Yuan (2002–2008, 2012–2020) * 10 November –

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 Legi ...

, member of Legislative Yuan

Deaths

* 20 April – Chang Li-sheng,

Vice Premier of the Republic of China The Vice Premier of the Republic of China () serves as the deputy to the premier and is appointed by the president, on the recommendation of the Premier. The title of vice premier had been changed several times, so this list is divided into sev ...

(1948, 1950–1954)

References

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