Events from the year 2001 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 90 according to the official Republic of China calendar.

Incumbents

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Chen Shui-bian Chen Shui-bian (; born 12 October 1950) is a retired Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) whic ...

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 ...

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Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as Ta ...

* Premier –

Chang Chun-hsiung Chang Chun-hsiung (), (born 23 March 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian. His appointment by then-President Chen in 200 ...

* Vice Premier – Lai In-jaw

Events

January

* 14 January – The start of

Amorgos oil spill The Amorgos oil spill began on 14 January 2001 near Kenting National Park, off the southern coast of Taiwan. Cause On 14 January 2001, the Greek merchant vessel ''Amorgos,'' lost power while en route from India to North China. The carrier was t ...

offshore Pingtung County.

February

* 13 February – The opening of 921 Earthquake Museum of Taiwan in Wufeng Township,

Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū ...

. * 16 February – The start of operation of

Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant The Hsinchu City EPB Incinerator Plant () is an incinerator in North District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. History The construction plan of the plant was approved by Environmental Protection Administration on 2 September 1991. The architect of the ...

in North District,

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

March

* 24 March – 2001 Kuomintang chairmanship election * 26 March – The establishment of

Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation The Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation () is an organization in Taiwan dealing with cross-strait trading. The office is located at Tunnan Tower, Da'an District, Taipei. History The organization was founded on 26 March 2001. Objectives * ...

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 ...

April

* 6 April – The debut of '' Asia Market Week''. * 12 April – The debut of '' Meteor Garden''. * 27 April –

Hualien Airport Hualien Airport (; ami, Pahikukiyan nu Kalinku; Seediq: ) is a commercial airport located in an civilian area of Chiashan Air Force Base in Xincheng, Hualien County, Taiwan. With flights to Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, it served 235,386 ...

was certified for international flights. * 28 April – The opening of

Meinong Hakka Culture Museum The Meinong Hakka Culture Museum () is a cultural museum in Meinong District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History During the opening ceremony speech on 28 April 2001, President Chen Shui-bian emphasized the effort by the central government to preserve H ...

in Kaohsiung County.

May

* 3 May – The debut of ''

Romance in the Rain ''Romance in the Rain'' is a 2001 Chinese television period drama jointly produced by Yi Ren Communications Company (怡人傳播有限公司) in Taiwan and China International Television Corporation (中国国际电视总公司) in mainland China ...

''. * 5 May – The

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in Kaohsiung. * 27 May – The opening of

Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei The Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei (MoCA Taipei; ) is a museum of contemporary art, located in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The museum building was built during the Japanese rule in 1921 for what later became Jiànchéng Element ...

June

* 12 June – The founding of Himax. * 14 June – The establishment of

Council for Hakka Affairs 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 ...

of the Executive Yuan.

July

* 24 July – The founding of

Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-G ...

August

* 11 August – The debut of ''

Poor Prince ''Poor Prince'' () is a Taiwanese television series starring Vic Chou, Ken Chu, Annie Yi, Edward Ou and Will Liu. It is based on Japanese manga series, {{nihongo, Yamada Tarō Monogatari, 山田太郎ものがたり, Yamada Tarō Monogatari, l ...

''. * 12 August – The opening of Yuanlin Performance Hall in Yuanlin City,

Changhua County Changhua County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth small ...

September

* 5 September – The formation of Typhoon Nari. * 11 September ** The launching of Azio TV. ** The launching of the first album of

S.H.E S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. They formed in 2001 and are managed by HIM International Music but decided not to renew their contract in 2019 due to having their own management company. ...

October

* 11 October – The promulgation of the Petroleum Administration Act. * 16 October – The reopening of Institute of Yilan County History at its current place. * 26 October – The opening of

Breeze Center Breeze Center () is a shopping center in Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. History The site was originally the production plants of HeySong Corporation. The shopping center began construction in 1998. The center was opened on 26 October 2001 ...

in Taipei.

December

* 1 December **

2001 Republic of China legislative election The 2001 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 1 December 2001. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the proportional representation based of the nationwide vot ...

. ** 2001 Republic of China local elections. * 6 December – The debut of ''

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''. * 10 December – The debut of '' The New Adventures of Chor Lau-heung''.

Births

* 23 September -

Lai Kuan-lin Lai Kuan-lin, also romanized as Lai Guanlin and better known mononymously as Guanlin, (; Hangul: 라이관린, born 23 September 2001) is a Taiwanese rapper, singer and actor based in South Korea and China. He is known for finishing seventh in ...

- singer and actor * 6 October –

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, actress

References

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2000s in Taiwan